Articles by Lynn Grooms

Combining Effective Cover Crops With Longer Crop Rotations Will Pay Big Dividends

Repeated cover cropping can lead tolong-term soil improvements that can help you overcome no-till yield concerns.

By Lynn Grooms posted on January 1, 2002 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops

The impact of cover crops, as well as longer crop rotations, will continue to be new territory for no-tillers to cover in the future, maintains Matt Hagny, a no-till equipment designer and crop consultant from Salina, Kan.

Making A Case For Switching To Spring Nitrogen Application

Waiting to apply nitrogen has led this veteran no-tiller to trim fertilizer needs.

By Lynn Grooms posted on December 1, 2001 | Posted in Nutrient Management

After two springs of seeing that fall-applied nitrogen levels had dropped as fast as a high-tech stock, Jim Andrew knew it was time for a change.

Should You Go With a No-Till Air Seeder Or a No-Till Drill?

Residue levels and other no-till cropping concerns need to be considered before making a

By Lynn Grooms posted on November 1, 2001 | Posted in Equipment

When it comes to making a decision on whether to purchase an air seeder or drill for no-tilling soybeans, small grains or other crops, don't expect to reach any quick and easy answers.

Why No-Till Is Critical In Greenhouse Gas Mitigation

With large increases in greenhouse gases over very short time intervals, agriculture is going to be facing some very interesting environmental times over the next 100 years.

By Lynn Grooms posted on November 1, 2001 | Posted in Nutrient Management

In 5 years, Phil Robertson believes that no-tillers could be cashing in on carbon trading and tax incentives for carbon sequestration.

Making A Case For Ripping

While some readers don't feel ripping belongs in a no-till program, it works for this Iowa farmer.

By Lynn Grooms posted on September 1, 2001 | Posted in Residue Management

No-tillers may choose not to rip their soils, but some situations make a strong case for the practice, suggests Dean Holst, who farms 1,700 acres of hilly but productive ground near LeClaire, Iowa.

Remember These Profit-Building Points When Applying Manure To Your No-Tilled Crops

Fall manure application works best and even offers strip-tilling "bonus" benefits.

By Lynn Grooms posted on September 1, 2001 | Posted in Nutrient Management

A veteran no-tiller, hog and beef producer, David Dukes doesn’t take spreading manure lightly.

Managing Nitrogen In No-Till's Challenging Environment

Nitrogen needs to be managed more carefully when no-till crop residue is involved

By Lynn Grooms posted on September 1, 2001 | Posted in Nutrient Management

With no-till's high residue levels, a challenging environment is created in which to effectively manage your nitrogen. In any given year, you can expect nitrogen loss from immobilization, denitrification, leaching or volatilization.

All Is Not Doom, Gloom For The Environment

Thanks to no-till and other measures, North America’s air, water and soil quality has greatly improved.

By Lynn Grooms posted on September 1, 2001 | Posted in Crop Protection

The environment is in far better shape than environmental advocacy groups and the media would lead you to believe, maintains Jay Lehr, senior scientist with Environmental Education Enterprises in Ostrander, Ohio.

Weighing Strip-Till’s Benefits

If you need to no-till into a warmer seedbed, fall strip-tilling may help.

By Lynn Grooms posted on August 1, 2001 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming

While soybean growers have been moving toward no-till in a big way, the growth of no-till corn acres has remained somewhat flat in recent years.

No-Tilling More Accurately

The key is overcoming seed placement concerns, maintains this no-till inventor.

By Lynn Grooms posted on July 1, 2001 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Precision Agriculture

Paul Schaffert has been no-tilling for 27 years. Over the years, the Indianola, Neb., farmer has overcome several serious no-till concerns with plenty of farm shop engineering know-how.

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