Articles by Ed Neesen

Match-Making Pays With No-Till

For effective no-tilling, you need to know what seeding equipment will work best and what it takes for peak performance.

By Ed Neesen posted on February 1, 2007 | Posted in Equipment

My wife and I always try to do the very best job of no-tilling that we can in our 3,100-acre operation where we’ve been no-tilling for 22 years.

What I've Learned from No-Tilling

No-Till Takes Less Inputs, Offers Higher Yields

Equipment use with no-till is so low that this Nebraska farmer doesn’t worry about higher fuel costs.

By Ed Neesen posted on July 1, 2005 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

A series of dry springs and a problem with potential carryover of a soybean herbicide back in the 1980s were the two primary incentives that drove us to try no-till.

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