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What I've Learned from No-Tilling

Continuing a Nearly 50-Year No-Till Tradition

Kentucky no-tiller Don Halcomb is upping his management game to take his six-generation farming operation to the next level.

June 11, 2015 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Soil Health, Water Management

When your family has been farming the same land for six generations like ours, there’s bound to be a few differences made in how things are done along the way.

Wandering Swath Width Syndrome: Yield Monitoring Errors

October 8, 2014 | Posted in Precision Agriculture

Source: Purdue University Extension

While we often focus on the importance of yield monitor calibration relative to logging accurate yield estimates during grain harvest.

Checking GPS Offset Settings For Automatic Section Control Systems

April 10, 2014 | Posted in Precision Agriculture

Source: By Joe Luck and Paul Jasa, Extension Agricultural Engineers, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Planting season is nearly upon us and it won't be long until field activities are in full swing.

Long-Term Precision Investment Pays Off

Auto-steer, swath control, implement guidance and numerous technological tools are saving Martin Farms plenty of time, money.

By Jack Zemlicka posted on August 1, 2012 | Posted in Precision Agriculture

No-tiller and strip-tiller Doug Martin is a big believer in the concept of spending money to make money.

New ‘Tweaks’ Pay Off For North Carolina No-Tillers

Embracing residue, better equipment and adding precision technology provides a buffer and boosts yields at Four S Farms.

By John Dobberstein posted on June 1, 2012 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment

Switching to no-till and investing in precision technology has helped Jason Starnes get more consistency out of the sloping, clay-dominated fields on his family’s North Carolina farm.

What I've Learned from No-Tilling

Stewarding The Birthplace Of No-Till

Sharing and learning are still cornerstones for the Young family, who planted the first commercial no-till field in southern Kentucky 50 years ago.

By John Young and Martha Mintz posted on November 1, 2011 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Crop Protection, Water Management

My father, Harry Young, wasn’t a shy fellow. If he was going to do something, he’d do it out in the open and let the chips fall where they may. The No-Till History series is made possible by Calmer Corn Heads.

Fall Sprays Make No-Till Work Better

Shane Reinneck says keeping fields free of henbit, marestail and winter annuals helps him plant earlier and start clean in the spring.

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

As much as Shane Reinneck values residue, the Freeburg, Ill., no-tiller knows residue slows the warming of his soils, forcing him to be a little more patient than conventional-till neighbors when it comes to planting.

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