Check out these no-till corn growing tips that made a difference for nine winners in last year's National Corn Yield Contest conducted by the National Corn Growers Association.
Being an election year, candidates are already thinking about new governmental farm programs that could please environmentalists while benefiting no-tillers.
While weed shifts are certainly more prevalent than with other forms of tillage, following some common-sense strategies should help you successfully navigate through a changing weed spectrum.
"If I can convince you to slow down your no-till planting speed, I can make you some easy money" maintains Greg Sauder of Precision Planting in Tremont, Ill., and a veteran no-tiller.
Instead of a 2-year corn and soybean rotation, Dwayne Beck makes a case for a 4-year Corn Belt rotation of corn, corn, soybeans and soybeans. He maintains that his rotation provides more flexibility, lowers weed control costs, offers fewer disease problems, reduces insect concerns and overcomes worries about growing weed resistance.
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During the Sustainable Agriculture Summit in Minneapolis, Minn., Carrie Vollmer-Sanders, the president of Field to Market who also farms in Northeast Indiana and Northwest Ohio, shared why it is important for no-tillers and strip-tillers to share their knowledge with other farmers.
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