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Where Ag Tires Fear To Tread

Corn genetics and changing farm practices are to blame for cornstalks destroying agricultural tires. But there are some solutions.
By John Dobberstein posted on August 1, 2011 | Posted in Equipment, Residue Management
Sudden downtime is the enemy of any productive farmer, and the sources of trouble these days aren’t just mechanical in nature. No-tillers are fighting a pitched battle with cornstalks that are eroding or puncturing tires on their tractors, combines, sprayers and other equipment.
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Conquering The Fertility Challenge

Crop scouting, onfarm research and GIS-based data analysis could help no-tillers meet world grain demand and increase their farm’s profitability, Harold Reetz says.
By John Dobberstein posted on June 1, 2011 | Posted in Nutrient Management
In the last last 40 years, growers have learned how to boost crop production while mining nutrients from the soil and reducing fertilizer application rates.
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What I've Learned from No-Tilling

Chasing Savings, Pushing Yields With No-Till and Strip-Till

Floyd Koerner Jr. and Floyd Koerner III make up a father-son team that excels at getting the most from every acre and input on their farm.
By Floyd Koerner III and Martha Mintz posted on June 1, 2011 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Strip-Till Farming
As a family LLC, there’s more than one decision maker on our farm. My dad, Floyd Jr., is the more progressive one. For my part, I like to see someone else try new things out first.
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2012 NNTC Sponsors Named

May 11, 2011
The 12 Title Sponsors for the 2012 National No-Tillage Conference were announced today by No-Till Farmer, the organizers of the largest no-till gathering in the Corn Belt. Of the 12 sponsors, there will be three new companies joining the 4-day event from Jan. 11 to 14, 2012, in St. Louis, Mo.
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Sharpen Your No-Till Discs

A successful no-tiller shares how he gets his Deere 750 drill into the ground.
By Jordanna Smida posted on May 1, 2011 | Posted in Equipment
While moderating a roundtable session at last winter’s National No-Tillage Conference in Cincinnati, Ohio, Paul Schaffert, a no-tiller and owner of Schaffert Mfg., fielded a question from a no-tiller who was having a difficult time getting his John Deere 750 no-till drill into the ground.
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What I've Learned from No-Tilling

‘Crazy Jim’ Found His Way To No-Till

A pioneer with strip intercropping and double-cropping soybeans, Jim House is a champion of the financial and ecological benefits of no-till.
By Jim House and Martha Mintz posted on May 1, 2011 | Posted in Cover Crops, Equipment
With only 300 acres to work with, I have to do everything possible to drive production and justify farming a relatively small piece of ground.
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What I've Learned from No-Tilling

No-Till Brings Challenges Surprises and New Options

Fewer field passes means this California no-tiller and dairyman can raise three forage crops per year.
By Michael Crowell and Martha Mintz posted on March 1, 2011 | Posted in Seeding & Planting
I tried no-till because of the potential savings I saw, but it’s brought us so much more. Making the switch to no-till has allowed us to raise three high-quality forage crops per year on the 270 acres we intensively farm in the San Joaquin Valley.
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