Articles by No-Till Farmer Staff

Innovator and No-Till Advocate Doug Harford Passes

By No-Till Farmer Staff posted on August 18, 2020

Agriculture lost a pioneering farmer and thought leader last week with the passing of Mazon, Ill., no-tiller Doug Harford.

10 Tips for Managing Residue Both During and After Harvest

High-tech corn heads, straw choppers, vertical tillage and more can help growers get fields ready for the next growing season.

By No-Till Farmer Staff posted on July 22, 2020 | Posted in Residue Management

It’s often said that a successful season in a no-till system starts with last season’s harvest. That means how no-tillers and strip-tillers manage field residue can either help or hurt when it comes time to plant the following spring.

New No-Till Planters, Drills and Attachments on Display in Louisville

No-tillers at the National Farm Machinery Show 2020 got the first glimpse of several new technologies to improve planting and dealing with cover crops.

By No-Till Farmer Staff posted on March 1, 2020 | Posted in Equipment

Six No-Till Farmer representatives from Lessiter Media attended the National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville in mid-February to scout out the latest developments in the North American agriculture machinery market. The 4-day event attracted more than 70,000 people checking out the latest advancements in farm equipment.

12th Annual No-Till Operational Benchmark Study

Profitability Picture Mixed, but Brighter for No-Tillers

Growers plan to stay frugal with fertilizer and equipment spending as they work to keep their finances in the black during the 2020 season.

By No-Till Farmer Staff posted on March 1, 2020 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Equipment, Nutrient Management, Precision Agriculture

In spite of record rainfall in some states, unplanted acreage and trade wars erupting between the U.S. and several countries, no-tillers still managed to improve their financial position a bit in 2019, according to results of the 12th annual No-Till Farmer Operational Benchmark Study.

New Soil Health Test Kit from OSUE

By No-Till Farmer Staff posted on September 4, 2019 | Posted in Soil Health

New active C kit for soil health testing from Ohio State University Extension is more sensitive to small changes in active C than a traditional soil organic matter (SOM) test.

Syngenta Miravis Ace Fungicide Premix Now Available for 2019 Season

By No-Till Farmer Staff posted on April 15, 2019 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Syngenta

New treatment allows greater flexibility and convenience for head scab control with applications as early as 50 percent head emergence.

Announcing the Collection of over 50 Years of No-Till Farming History

From Maverick to Mainstream: A History of No-Till Farming is a beautiful full-color, hardbound book including over 400+ pages, 650 photos and another 125 visuals.

By No-Till Farmer Staff posted on October 17, 2018

Frank Lessiter, editor-in-chief of No-Till Farmer, has just completed From Maverick to Mainstream: A History of No-Till Farming. It serves as a lasting reminder of how innovations, and their determined personal champions like those profiled in the book, can make a difference — through grit, learning and sharing, and the encouragement and support of others.

Cover Cropping, Organic Transition Among Top 2018 Strip-Till Conference Takaways

Cover cropping trials, practical precision fertilization strategies and options for organic transition highlighted the fifth annual National Strip-Tillage Conference.

By No-Till Farmer Staff posted on August 16, 2018 | Posted in Cover Crops, Precision Agriculture

As Attendees at the fifth annual National Strip-Tillage Conference began filtering in for the start of the event, a newcomer to the practice overheard a conversation between a couple of experienced strip-tillers who were chatting about nitrogen (N) application experiments.

Iowa State Weed Specialist Says Injury from Dicamba Likely to Become More Widespread

Monsanto claims illegal, improper use of dicamba at root of drift injury woes.

By No-Till Farmer Staff posted on July 19, 2017 | Posted in Crop Protection

While problems experienced with off-target movement and injury in states like Missouri, Arkansas and Tennessee have been well covered in the media, an Iowa State weed specialist says that doesn’t mean all is well in his state.

No-Tillers Build Better Practices at National No-Tillage Conference

From using cover crops to cycle nutrients to easing compaction with precision technology, no-tillers took home a bounty of no-till tips from the 23rd annual National No-Tillage Conference.

By No-Till Farmer Staff posted on February 11, 2015 | Posted in Cover Crops, Precision Agriculture

Nearly 1,000 No-Tillers made the trek to Cincinnati this January to listen to top-notch soil health scientists and no-till experts, network with fellow growers, and take away valuable information and insights for building better no-till practices on their operations at the National No-Tillage Conference.

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Sustainable Agriculture Summit Shines Light on No-Till, Strip Till & Cover Crops

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