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John Dobberstein
John Dobberstein is the Senior Editor of No-Till Farmer, Strip-Till Farmer, and Cover Crop Strategies. He previously covered agriculture for the Tulsa World and worked for daily newspapers in Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Joseph, Mich. This is John's second stint with Lessiter Media, the previous lasting almost 13 years.
Contact: jdobberstein@lessitermedia.com
Contact: jdobberstein@lessitermedia.com
ARTICLES
Shop Built Sidedressing Tool Brings In-Season Flexibility
Strip-tiller Larry Tombaugh combined an old cultivator, SpikeWheel units and a CDS-John Blue pump into a unit that dispenses nitrogen with low soil disturbance.
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Busting The ‘Colder, Wetter’ Myth With No-Till, Cover Crops
Scenarios in Indiana and Wisconsin seem to question the assumption that no-tilled fields with cover crops are slower to warm up and dry out than conventionally farmed soils.
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Making ‘Never-Till’ Corn Yields That Are Fit For A King
Cover crops, split nitrogen, fungicide applications and higher organic matter are helping Rigdon Farms make a hard run at 300-bushel corn.
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Obsession With Soil Health Paves Way For Better No-Tilling
Indiana no-tiller Dave Chance uses a combination of compost, cover crops and vertical tillage to tame high-clay soils and boost yields.
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Emerging Biologicals Could Help No-Tillers Get More With Less
Bio-ag products are outgrowing their “snake oil” reputation and could bring higher yields at a lower environmental price.
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