No-Till Farming 101

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Get Paid For No-Tilling!

By Frank Lessiter posted on October 1, 2003 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101

As no-tillers attempt to cash in on funds available through the 2002 Farm Bill, many are finding themselves at a disadvantage. Instead of being credited for doing a good job of conserving their soils, they’re being punished for having already seen the many benefits of no-tilling.

What I've Learned from No-Tilling

No-Till Saved The Day!

When this farmer had to learn a new way to farm in order to survive, no-tilling provided the answer.

By John Derham and Ron Ross posted on September 1, 2003 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101

The whole world changed for me 18 years ago. Thanks — or no thanks — to big farming and a bad economy, I lost nearly everything I owned — a 4,000-acre operation including land, equipment, 500 beef cows, trucks, cars, personal tools and anything else that the bankers could find in the sheds to auction off.

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Back By Popular Demand

By Frank Lessiter posted on September 1, 2003 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101

One of the most popular speakers to ever appear on a National No-Tillage Conference program, Dwayne Beck, will be in Des Moines to share his highly innovative no-tilling ideas with you at next winter’s 12th annual National No-Tillage Conference. For more effective no-tilling when it’s too hot, too cold, too wet or too dry, Beck will have many of the no-till answers that you need!

No-Till Online

What Can No-Tillers Do When Clouds Open Up More Than The Fields?

For starters, they turn to one another and the Farmers' Forum for thoughts on coping with the weather

By Ron Perszewski posted on August 1, 2003 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Water Management

Water, water everywhere. Or at least a lot of rain to hamper no-tillers across the country. A few of them brought their shared frustrations to Farmers’ Forum, the online bulletin board at www.no-tillfarmer.com, where they found both sympathy and answers. Alas, rain wasn’t the only thing running downhill. So was a planter — sideways — in Pennsylvania. But again, Farmers’ Forum visitors chipped in ideas to resolve the problem. Now we bring all of these ideas to you, just in case it should ever rain a little too much in your fields, too.

What I've Learned from No-Tilling

Without No-Till, Farming Wouldn't Be As Enjoyable

With a 4,800-acre farming operation, this family’s entire way of life is tied to no-till.

By Ron Ross and Rodney Rulon posted on August 1, 2003 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101

No one thing got us into no-till, but every year we find more reasons to stay with it. In the 1970s and early 1980s, our farm management included my father, Doyle, my Uncle Jerry and a cousin, Roy. They had given up the moldboard plow in the 1970s and had switched to a chisel plow system, but were still doing a lot of tillage.

What I've Learned from No-Tilling

No-Till To Stop Erosion Before It Starts!

With faith that no-till is totally compatible with Mother Nature, this Iowan believes it represents farming’s future both economically and environmentally.

By Jerry Crew and Ron Ross posted on July 1, 2003 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Equipment, Soil Health

During my 13 years in the Air Force after graduating from Iowa State University in 1956, a lot of things changed. In the military, I was part of a two-man team that flew the experimental SR-71, which became the world’s fastest airplane. It still holds speed records of more than 2,000 miles per hour.

Building A No-Till Web Page Is Easier Than You Think

Showcasing your no-till operation, farm, fields or family on the Internet doesn’t have to be a headache.

By Michael Austin posted on July 1, 2003 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101

It's not that you're computer illiterate. You have a computer and Internet access, and you know how to navigate your way around the Web to find pertinent no-tilling information.