Precision Tune-Up Pays Off with Big No-Till Dividends
Indiana no-tillers Nathan Lykins and Paul Ketner are using variable-rate planting and fertilizer applications to break through yield barriers.
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Swapping Fallow for Covers Boosts No-Till, Dryland Margins
John Heermann is using cover-crop mixes and a diverse, flexible crop rotation to eliminate summerfallow and improve the bottom line.
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How Fast Can You Really No-Till?
New planter technology could help no-tillers and strip-tillers speed up planting by 2-5 mph, but field conditions and attachment choices will determine the upper limit and level of success, experts say.
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New Dry Application System Adds Value to Self-Propelled Sprayers
A poly tank with a stainless steel metering system from Fennig Equipment lets growers apply cover crops and late-season dry fertilizer across 120-foot booms.
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Turning a No-Till Dairy Operation Into a ‘Cash Cow’
Decades of no-till practices, cover crops and manure applications have helped no-till pioneer Franke Dijkstra and his family turn Brazil’s Frank’Anna Farm into a profitable, sustainable dairy farm.
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