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Tips For Soil Testing This Fall

September 30, 2014 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Recent surveys indicate that 20% of the fields in Pennsylvania do not have a current soil test. With high yields, the plant food contained in the soil is depleted more rapidly.

Custom-Made Cover Crop Roller Attachment

May 14, 2014 | Posted in Cover Crops

Charles Martin, Loysville, Pa. no-tiller, shows his custom-made cover crop roller attachment that goes on his planter. The roller is being used on his farm and several area farms and is going into production.

Think Twice Before Applying Insecticides To Bt Corn Varieties

April 29, 2014 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Penn State Extension

For folks growing continuous corn, western corn rootworm is a serious pest that needs regular attention.

Feeding Worms, Microbial ‘Livestock’ Transforms No-Till Fields

In hilly south-central Pennsylvania, Dave McLaughlin finds no-till, extensive cover cropping and manure application keys soil health success.

By Laura Barrera posted on April 1, 2014 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Soil Health

When Dave McLaughlin took over his wife’s family farm in 1994, he decided to take the conservation-tillage practices his father-in-law implemented a little farther.

Improved No-Till System Saves Seed, Soil And Nutrients

Veteran no-tiller Jeff Frey has found pairing manure and cover crops, updating his planter and using precision technology is a winning combination for his operation.

By Laura Barrera posted on December 1, 2013 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Precision Agriculture

Future View Farm owner Jeff Frey may have pursued no-till back in the early 1970s for its time-saving benefits. But the impact it had on his sloping eastern Pennsylvania fields was what drove him to go to no-till full-time in the 1980s.

Climbing The Ladder To 300-Bushel No-Tilled Corn

Manure applications, in-furrow fertility treatments, ship-shape planters and 3 decades of 100% no-till are helping Pennsylvania no-tiller David Wolfskill reach record corn yields.

By John Dobberstein posted on November 1, 2013 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

A few years ago while planting double-crop soybeans, David Wolfskill got out of his tractor, walked into one of his adjacent cornfields and noticed the ground was completely bare.

No-Till, Double-Cropping Become An Easy Fit For Salesman

With a crop rotation that increases profitability, feed-company salesman Jimmy Howard can still afford to no-till corn, soybeans and wheat on 450 acres outside of his full-time job.

By Laura Barrera posted on July 1, 2013 | Posted in Equipment

If it weren't for no-till, Jimmy Howard wouldn't be able to squeeze in a full-time sales career with farming.

Short-Season Corn Hybrids Could Expand Cover-Crop Seeding Window

Recent improvements to early-season corn hybrids could help no-tillers raise 200-bushel crops, seed cover crops earlier and capitalize on price advantages.

By John Dobberstein posted on July 1, 2013 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops

One obstacle to cover-crop adoption in cooler northern climates has been the typically narrow window for getting covers quickly seeded and established after corn harvest to capture benefits to no-till soils.

Follow No-Till Farmer During Planting Tour In Pennsylvania, Maryland

May 5, 2013

A team of editors from No-Till Farmer â€“ John Dobberstein, Laura Allen and Cole Vandermause â€“ will be visiting no-tillers in Pennsylvania and Maryland this week and posting photos and information on Twitter and Facebook.

Gearing Up For Western Bean Cutworms In Ohio, Pennsylvania

July 4, 2012 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Ohio State University, Penn State University

Western Bean Cutworm activity is on the rise in Pennsylvania and Ohio, ag experts say.

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