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What I've Learned from No-Tilling

Mother Nature Doesn’t Do Tillage!

Even so, it takes a lot of connections to make no-till systems work effectively.

By Dwyane Beck posted on November 1, 2002 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Soil Health

History tell us why no-till works. Many of us in agriculture tend to look back only 5 or 10 years, but we really need to look back a century or two.

Use Cover Crops, Rotations To Trim Your No-Till Weed Control Costs

A South American researcher maintains combining cover crops with effective crop rotations is a must with no-till to avoid concerns with disease, insects and weed carryover.

By Lynn Grooms posted on July 1, 2002 | Posted in Cover Crops, Crop Protection

Progressive No-Tillers in Latin America have discovered that green manure cover crops are the cornerstone of sustainable agriculture and are always included in any sound no-till crop rotation, says Rolf Derpsch.

Should You No-Till Roundup Ready Soybeans As A Cover Crop?

No-tilling soybeans in August, these Ohio no-tillers are sold on the crop’s benefits as a cover crop.

By Susan K. Davis posted on June 1, 2002 | Posted in Cover Crops, Crop Protection

When the hunters track across Jerry Lamp's fields in November, they wonder why the no-till soybeans haven't been combined. If they look closer, they'll find there aren't any beans or pods-only stems.

Combining Effective Cover Crops With Longer Crop Rotations Will Pay Big Dividends

Repeated cover cropping can lead tolong-term soil improvements that can help you overcome no-till yield concerns.

By Lynn Grooms posted on January 1, 2002 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops

The impact of cover crops, as well as longer crop rotations, will continue to be new territory for no-tillers to cover in the future, maintains Matt Hagny, a no-till equipment designer and crop consultant from Salina, Kan.

Is Lambsquarter Really A Cover Crop?

October 1, 2001 | Posted in Cover Crops

While a mixture of corn and sorghum is seeded in the pheasant rearing pens, lambsquarter is a favored protective cover crop.

No-Tilling Fibers

They aren't your normal no-tilled crops, but growing industrial hemp and kenaf could earn dollars as cash crops or cover crops

By Jordanna Smida posted on September 1, 2001 | Posted in Cover Crops

When Steve Groff began looking at ways to boost his no-till income, fiber crops in theory, appeared to be a profitable possibility.

Trash, Cover Crops, Drills

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By Sarah Senger posted on August 1, 2001 | Posted in Cover Crops, Equipment

The Beck Perspective

August 1, 2001 | Posted in Cover Crops

If you think Dwayne Beck could have written the book on no-till rotations, you’re right, and he has. Beck manages the Dakota Lakes Research Farm near Pierre, S.D., and helped this writer stay on track while preparing this three-part series on South Dakota no-till innovators.

Will No-Tilled Corn Be Profitable In 2001?

A four-member National No-Tillage Conference panel explores the issue.

By Jordanna Smida posted on March 1, 2001

This year's National No-Tillage Conference raised interesting questions on whether or not no-tilled corn will be profitable in 2001. Four panelists joined forces to bring no-tillers 22 different tips on how to make no-tilling corn profitable.

Coming Soon To A No-Till Field Near You

Here are 14 exciting ideas that may change the way you no-till while boosting your income.

By Frank Lessiter posted on January 1, 2001 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Crop Protection, Residue Management

Plenty of new ideas are coming along to help you no-till more efficiently by the year 2005. As the No-Till Farmer editors look to the future, here are a few ideas you may be putting to good use within the next 10 years.

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Franck Groeneweg, who no-tills a variety of crops on more than 12,000 acres near Three Forks, Mont., shares how his massive Johnson-Su bioreactor system allows him to apply compost extract in furrow during planting season.

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