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Great Plains Announces Sub-Soiler Optimized For No-Till

August 31, 2022 | Posted in Equipment, Vertical-Tillage Equipment

The new VT1500 Sub-Soiler has been redesigned to include additional features for no-till and rocky applications and features to support product longevity.

John Deere & Montag to Deliver Cover Crop Solution for 2660VT

September 17, 2020

New for fall 2020, John Deere has a brand-new enhancement for its 2660VT, due to the allied partnership between John Deere and Montag.

No-Tillers Stay Flexible to Get the Most from Cereal Rye

A new cover crop seeding rig, an ATV sprayer and a lot of patience helped this Ohio family improve tough soils and stabilize yields with no-till and cereal rye.

By John Dobberstein posted on August 14, 2018 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Equipment

When Nathan Wilson first considered no-tilling corn and soybeans he was worried it might not work well. He had seen some poor stands and weed control problems on other farms and field days. But it turned out Nathan just needed to set foot on the right farm to see the possibilities.

What I've Learned from No-Tilling

Negotiating Challenges and Opportunities When Combining No-Till and Dairy

Cover crops and strategic nutrient-cycling rotations help manage manure, while twin-row cropping tackles late-germinating weeds.

By Kent Stuckey and Martha Mintz posted on June 9, 2018 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops

In the last 10 years I’ve seen no-till declining in my area. I simply don’t understand it, maybe it’s the draw of recreational tillage as we like to call it, but to me it’s just not sustainable in the long run.

Machine Seeds, Incorporates Cover Crops in One Pass

February 7, 2018 | Posted in Cover Crops, Equipment, Soil Health

Circleville, Ohio, no-tiller Ryan Wilson explains the cover-crop seeding tool his family created with a Flexi-Coil air cart, Kuhn Krause Excelerator vertical tillage tool and some well-placed brackets and hoses. The family is in their 6^th year of seeding cereal rye on their farm.

ROUNDTABLE

What are you currently doing, or have you done, to help break down residue more effectively ahead of no-tilling spring crops?

October 28, 2017 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Equipment, Residue Management, Soil Health

“In 20-inch rows I added narrow-profile Yetter SharkTooth row cleaners this year and next year I plan to add Precision Planting’s CleanSweep technology to the row cleaners to adjust them on the go and not move as much soil and more of just the residue.

Vertical-Tillage Product Roundup 2017

Check out the latest vertical-tillage products from some of the industry's leading suppliers.

August 1, 2017 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Check out the latest vertical-tillage products from some of the industry's leading suppliers.

9th Annual Benchmark Study

More Acres, Crops No-Tilled in 2016

No-till saw increases across the board in terms of total acres and the percent of corn, soybeans and small grains managed under the practice.

By Laura Barrera posted on March 11, 2017 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

No-tilled acres saw a significant increase among readers in 2016 in comparison to recent years.

Frankly Speaking

Farm Equipment Dealers Share No-Till Insights

By Frank Lessiter posted on November 22, 2016 | Posted in Equipment, Crop Protection, Water Management

Could no-till push up annual wheat yields by as much as four times what they were a decade or so ago? When you juggle some math, that’s exactly what has happened in an area of eastern Montana.

No-Till Notes: Vertical Tillage Has Its Place in No-Till Fields

Whether it’s processing residue, removing surface compaction or seeding covers, vertical tillage can be a valuable tool in your no-till system.

By Daniel Davidson posted on October 29, 2016 | Posted in Cover Crops, Equipment, Residue Management

As a no-tiller, any form of tillage is usually a bad word and some no-tillers are adamant that any form of soil disturbance is taboo. However, there are places where some form of ‘tillage’ has its place and can add value to a no-till system. All the worms, microbes and organic matter that no-till fosters won’t always be the solution to every soil problem.

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