Articles by Darrell Bruggink

20 Things Learned From The 2008 National No-Tillage Conference

By Darrell Bruggink and Ed Winkle posted on April 3, 2008

Seed treatments pay off in corn and soybeans. Ed Winkle says he treats his own seed with Apron and inoculants. Non-GMO beans can be bin run so long as you are not infringing upon patents.

Apply The Right Amount Of Fertilizer

Soil samples and testing, and determining the amount of nutrients removed by the no-tilled crop, are just some of things you need to do when fertilizing.

By Darrell Bruggink posted on April 1, 2008 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Determining how much fertilizer to apply this spring is a lot like determining how much oil your tractor needs.

Buffer Today's Weather Extremes With No-Till Residue

Due to extreme variables with temperature and intensity of rainfall, no-tillers need to protect soils with crop residue.

By Darrell Bruggink posted on April 1, 2008 | Posted in Residue Management, Water Management

Climate change will be an interesting topic over the next several years, Jerry Hatfield says — not because the government says it is, but because it will impact farming like never before.

11 Tips For No-Tilling CRP Ground

Take advantage of the biological benefits of CRP by following no-till guidelines, says New Zealand no-tiller.

By Darrell Bruggink posted on March 1, 2008 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Soil Health

The first impulse of many growers may be to plow under CRP ground when converting it back into cropland.

No-Tillers Soak Up Profit-Building Ideas At NNTC In Cincinnati

From continuous corn residue challenges to rent negotiations to cover crops and fertilizer management, 766 attendees found plenty of knowledgable tips to improve their no-till systems.

By Darrell Bruggink posted on March 1, 2008

Their optimism as warm as the record-high temperatures that welcomed them in Cincinnati, no-tillers making up one of the largest crowds in the 16-year history of the National No-Tillage Conference eagerly absorbed information from top-notch presenters, as well as each other.

Manage Soybeans To Maximize No-Till Profits

Follow this checklist to get the most bang from your no-tilled soybean crop.

By Darrell Bruggink posted on March 1, 2008 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Soybeans show not be a forgotten crop this year, not with market prices shooting above $12 per bushel in the first quarter of 2008.

In Continuous No-Till, Banding Starters Makes You Money

Placing nutrients near the seed gets corn off to a fast start and avoids losses or tying up of nutrients from broadcast applications.

By Darrell Bruggink posted on March 1, 2008 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Nutrient Management

Banding is good. Virginia Tech agronomist Mark Alley explains to no-tillers the reasons for banding nutrients, like nitrogen and phosphorus, near the seed during a break at the 16th annual National No-Tillage Conference.

New Crop Protection Products Keep Coming

With herbicide-tolerant corn acres expected to rise to about 70 percent in 2008, new herbicides bring residual activity to help improve weed control.

By Darrell Bruggink posted on February 1, 2008 | Posted in Crop Protection

Just because herbicide-tolerant crops now dominate the majority of acres in the Midwest does not mean that crop protection manufacturers are bowing out of the new herbicides race. In fact, many are adapting their portfolios to the way that growers prefer to control weeds today, particularly in corn.

2007 Product of the Year

YieldGard VT Triple Voted Best Product For 2007

No-Till Farmer readers select 11 products that excelled in their no-till operations.

By Darrell Bruggink posted on February 1, 2008 | Posted in Crop Protection

No-tillers — being innovative by nature — have a shrewd eye when it comes to evaluating the tools that bring them success in their operations.

No-Till Tools, Innovations on Display

The annual InfoExpo, held during the 2011 Ag Media Summit in New Orleans, yielded lots of news and developments about equipment, crop protection and precision-ag products.

By Darrell Bruggink and John Dobberstein posted on September 1, 2001

Equipment manufacturers and makers of crop-protection and fertilizer products shared their latest news with No-Till Farmer during the recent 2011 InfoExpo, held during the Ag Media Summit in New Orleans.

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