Fertility An Investment, Not A Cost
Wisconsin no-tiller Bill Hurtgen is using tips gained at ‘night school’ to balance and build his soils and protect yields.
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Digging For Details Yields Variable-Rate Success
Proper soil-sampling techniques and a calibrated yield monitor can help no-tillers get much more out of their fertility program.
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10 Sprayer Features No-Tillers Swear By
Growers share customizations and technology add-ons, ranging from convenient to essential, that boost efficiency and profitability.
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‘Crazy Jim’ Found His Way To No-Till
A pioneer with strip intercropping and double-cropping soybeans, Jim House is a champion of the financial and ecological benefits of no-till.
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Soil Test Leads To Cover Crop Dabbling
A Missouri no-tiller’s quest to ward off a developing compaction layer could help many other growers take advantage of cover-crop benefits.
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One Size Doesn't Fit All Farms - Or Even One
Whether it's fertility, rotation, tilliage or inputs, each acre on Donn Branton's farm gets what is needed in any given year.
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No-Till Brings Challenges Surprises and New Options
Fewer field passes means this California no-tiller and dairyman can raise three forage crops per year.
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No-Tilled To Save Time, But Quickly Saw Soil Benefits
Western North Dakota farmer integrates cattle, dryland corn and multiple cover-crop species to build a productive no-till system.
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No-Tillers Finding New Ways To ‘Cover Up’
High-clearance seeding machines, injection with slurry highlight strategies popping up for cover-crop establishment.
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25 Tips To Get Drills, Planters In Tip-Top Working Order
No-tillers, equipment experts share their annual drill and planter maintenance checklists that are must-dos for successful stands.
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