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Is It Worth Investing in Fall Herbicide Applications This Year?

By Alyssa Essman posted on September 26, 2024 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Ohio State Extension

Between tough growing conditions this season and low commodity prices, it’s a fair question to ask if it’s worth investing in a fall herbicide application this year.

Long-Term No-Till Contributor Honored for Soil Fertility Efforts

By Frank Lessiter posted on August 5, 2024

A long-time booster of no-till and strip-till, former University of Minnesota soils fertility specialist George Rehm has been posthumously named as the Agricultural Communicators Network (ACN) 2024 Distinguished Service Award honoree.

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Light Tillage Not the Answer

By Frank Lessiter posted on April 5, 2017

A few months back, Ohio State University agronomists produced a website article suggesting that no-tillers consider limited tillage. They felt numerous concerns with soil damage, weed control and disease pathogens and insects that survive on crop residue could be remedied with light tillage.

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Why Don’t More Folks No-Till?

By Frank Lessiter posted on October 1, 2014

In midsummer, retired Ohio State University ag engineer Randall Reeder met with a group of Western Australian no-till farmers that were looking at U.S. agriculture. While touring Dave Brandt’s no-till corn, soybean and cover-crop operation at Carroll, Ohio, and viewing neighboring fields that were still being tilled, there were questions on why more American growers don’t no-till.

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Why Don't More Folks No-Till?

By Frank Lessiter posted on October 1, 2014 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming

In midsummer, retired Ohio State University ag engineer Randall Reeder met with a group of Western Australian no-till farmers that were looking at U.S. agriculture.

Take Out Those Weeds Early

Stealing moisture, nutrients, space and light, grasses and broadleaf weeds can end up being huge yield robbers in your no-tilled crops.

By Frank Lessiter posted on March 1, 2009 | Posted in Crop Protection

If you'd like to boost your no-till corn yields by 15 to 20 bushels an acre, the best place to start this spring may be with early season weed control.

No Matter The Tillage Method, Compaction Is Costly

New data shows compaction impacts soil quality and plant growth on many levels.

By Martha Ostendorf posted on January 1, 2009 | Posted in Soil Health

Compaction is a no-till farmer’s kryptonite. The benefits that no-till provides — reduced soil erosion, increased organic matter, efficient biological ecosystems, improved soil quality, higher infiltration rates, yield boosts and more — can quickly be reclaimed if compaction occurs.

Some Fall Cover Crops Can Reduce SCN Populations

August 1, 2008 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management

The benefits of cover crops continue to grow. Touted for conserving soil while filling forage needs, some plant varieties also have the potential to suppress soybean cyst nematode populations in no-till fields.

Precision Ag Brings Clear Fertilizing Payback

Advanced technologies for improving fertilizer applications provide the most convincing argument for adopting precision ag techniques.

By Dave Kanicki posted on August 1, 2008 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Precision Agriculture

John Barker is convinced that precision ag technologies can produce a real payoff for growers in his region — today more than ever.

Steer Clear Of Fall Strip-Till Gaffes

Manufacturers share the most common errors producers make when strip-tilling in the field — and explain how to avoid them.

By Mark Moore posted on August 1, 2008 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming

Strip-till remains an up-and-coming management practice being used by more growers each season. But because it’s a new technique for many producers — and one that requires a high degree of management — it’s easy to make mistakes.

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