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Saving Soil A High Priority For Illinois No-Tiller

David Uchtmann puts 240 acres of marginal cropland into filter strips, quail habitat and sod waterways to keep dirt out of creeks.

By Darrell Bruggink posted on July 1, 2008 | Posted in Soil Health

While some farmers are driven purely to make a buck, you might say that David Uchtmann is driven to get a buck.

Pinpoint Your Spray Control

Better placement, cost savings identified with map-based individual spray-control nozzle systems.

By Mark Moore posted on May 1, 2008 | Posted in Equipment, Precision Agriculture

No-tillers seeking more precise chemical placement have new tools that not only makes application easier and more precise, they save money in the process.

Worms And Tile Lines Combine To Create Runoff Problems

Although still beneficial to no-tilled fields, earthworms create burrows that funnel contaminants through tile lines to waterways.

By Ron Perszewski posted on February 1, 2006 | Posted in Soil Health, Water Management

To avoid contamination of nearby waterways, no-tillers should not apply liquid manure to their fields when a tile line is flowing, according to a USDA researcher.

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No-Till Vs. Cleaner Water

By Frank Lessiter posted on July 1, 1999 | Posted in Water Management

Over the past 27 years, we've heard several times from Washington politicians that it's once again time to clean up the nation's waterways and water supplies. In fact, it happened again a few weeks ago when President Clinton issued orders to reduce costly water pollution.

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