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Roller-Crimper Can Aid No-Till Vegetable System

July 6, 2011 | Posted in Cover Crops, Equipment, Residue Management

Source: By Rick Boydston and Marty Williams, USDA

Cover crop roller-crimpers have several advantages over mowing, in that fewer trips are required to suppress the cover crop, less energy is used, residues persist longer and the residue is neatly laid in one direction, facilitating planting.

What I've Learned from No-Tilling

Listening To No-Tillers Makes For Better Equipment

Roy Applequist says Great Plains Mfg. has grown up with the no-till industry, adapting along the way to provide better tools for their no-till customer base.

By Roy Applequist and Martha Mintz posted on July 1, 2011 | Posted in Residue Management

No-till has played a big part in the growth of our company. We’ve been in the no-till business almost since it started, adapting and manufacturing for this growing and challenging segment.

Finding A Balance Between No-Till And Residue Management

June 15, 2011 | Posted in Residue Management

Source: By Horst Bohner, Soybean Specialist,

Crop residue management has always been integral to successful no-till soybean production, but over the last few years no-till soybean growers seem to be combating more corn residues than in the past.

Study: Continuous No-Till Lacking In Lake Erie Drainage Area

May 8, 2011 | Posted in Residue Management

Source: Ohio Ag Connection

A recently completed five-year study of conservation tillage practices in the 4.9 million acre Western Lake Erie Basin watershed reveals that most fields in the watersheds are either tilled conventionally or stirred with mulch tillage at least once every three to five years.

Adjusting No-Till Burndown Programs After Late Planting

May 6, 2011 | Posted in Crop Protection, Residue Management

Source: Ohio State University

Wet weather and delayed planting have several effects on no-till burndown programs, especially in soybeans.

Tips To Remember For Successful No-Till Planting

April 11, 2011 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Residue Management

Source: By Paul Jasa, ?Extension engineer, University of Nebraska

In no-till, planters need to cut and handle residue, penetrate the soil to the desired seeding depth, establish proper seed-to-soil contact, and close the seed-vee.

Options For Burndown Of Marestail In No-Till Soybeans

April 8, 2011 | Posted in Crop Protection, Residue Management

Source: By Mark Loux, Ohio State University

Effective marestail management programs include appropriate burndown herbicides and also residual herbicides, to control marestail that emerge between soybean planting and early to mid-June.

Ohio Lab That Did No-Till Research May Close

April 4, 2011 | Posted in Residue Management, Water Management

Source: Coshocton Tribune (Ohio)

The USDA Agricultural Research Service's fiscal year 2012 budget proposes closing the North Appalachian Experimental Watershed (NAEW) in White Eyes Township, Ohio.

Managing Residue Key To Corn Emergence

February 24, 2011 | Posted in Residue Management

Source: By Jennifer M. Latzke, Midwest Ag Journal

the same residue that can benefit a crop can also cause emergence stress in cold, wet springs if not properly managed. The issue can be further compounded in no-till continuous corn fields, where there can be a potential for diseases to harbor on last year’s crop residue.

No One Answer For Handling No-Till Residue

You’ll find significant differences in the way no-tillers handle crop residue depending what part of the country they live and farm.

By Hans Kok posted on February 1, 2011 | Posted in Crop Protection, Residue Management

As No-Till Farmer readers know, editor Frank Lessiter visited the Palouse region in the Pacific Northwest in early August during the 2010 small grain harvest. He observed that many Palouse (southeastern Washington, mid-central Idaho and northeastern Oregon) no-tillers and direct-seeders perform some residue handling after harvest.

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Roller-Crimper Can Aid No-Till Vegetable System

Listening To No-Tillers Makes For Better Equipment

Finding A Balance Between No-Till And Residue Management

Study: Continuous No-Till Lacking In Lake Erie Drainage Area

Adjusting No-Till Burndown Programs After Late Planting

Tips To Remember For Successful No-Till Planting

Options For Burndown Of Marestail In No-Till Soybeans

Ohio Lab That Did No-Till Research May Close

Managing Residue Key To Corn Emergence

No One Answer For Handling No-Till Residue

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