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No-Till’s A No-Brainer

With a few critical management changes, no-till has been the best investment ever made in this farming operation.
By Frank Lessiter posted on November 1, 2005 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Soil Health
Even with a cold and wet spring in 2004, Tim Goodenough readily saw the many benefits of no-tilling with corn yielding as high as 265 bushels and soybeans reaching 67 bushels per acre.
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Continuous No-Till Corn System Works For These Believers

Looking for a better way, these no-tillers learned from experience how to get the most corn from their fields.
By Ron Perszewski posted on February 1, 2005 | Posted in Seeding & Planting
No-tillers considering moving into a corn-after-corn cropping system can look to Kelly Cheesewright and Randy Hathaway for encouragement and advice. Cheesewright and Hathaway have made corn on corn work for them in western Indiana and offer tips based on their experience.
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What I've Learned from No-Tilling

With No-Till, Growers Like What They See

While tradition, low crop prices and resistance from landlords have slowed the growth of no-till adoption, there is clearly a need to continue spreading the word.
By Ron Ross and Mike Plumer posted on January 1, 2005
During the past three decades, I’ve had the opportunity to evaluate no-till agriculture in southern Illinois from three perspectives.
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Annual Ryegrass Cover Crop Reaches Depths To Aid Yields

Advocates point to extraordinary root development that improves soil structure while helping crops reach water and nutrients several feet below the surface.
By Ron Perszewski posted on December 1, 2004 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management
Annual ryegrass works hard as a cover crop. It sends roots down as far as 6 feet in no-till fields, breaking through compaction layers to reach deep water and nutrients, and it leaves improved soil structure and higher organic content in its path, according to Mike Plumer.
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What I've Learned from No-Tilling

Cash In With No-Till's "Opportunity Time"

No-till provides more time for off-farm work, to crop more acres, have more fun with the family or devote extra hours to other farm enterprises.
By Paul Jasa and Ron Ross posted on November 1, 2004 | Posted in Cover Crops
My first experience with no-tilling began back in 1978 when I conducted a study for my master’s thesis on planter performance with various tillage systems. I visited 150 producers and observed their planters being used in the field.
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Taking Cover With No-Till Profits

Sometimes the best way to increase the bottom line is to start from the ground up.
June 1, 2004 | Posted in Cover Crops
With all of the talk about modifying no-till planters and adjusting fertilizer rates to increase profits, some believe that one of the best kept secrets to a successful no-till operation lies in the ability to keep plants in the soil as long as you can.
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What I've Learned from No-Tilling

No-Till And Cover Crops Stretch Both Ends Of The Growing Season

When vegetable processors saw no-till yields were consistent and harvesting conditions were better than in conventionally-tilled fields, they came around to this veteran no-tiller’s way of thinking.
By Ron Ross and Allen Brooks posted on May 1, 2004 | Posted in Cover Crops
We've been no-tilling for nearly 20 years, but the history of conservation on our vegetable farm goes back to the mid ’60s. That’s when we first walked away from the moldboard plow.
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