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Dry the Weeds, Keep the Crops

April 4, 2018 | Posted in Soil Health

Controlling weeds without synthetic herbicides is challenging. Scientists are studying alternative tools for weed management, like flame-weeding for organic farmers.

No-Till Proves Its Worth

By John Dobberstein posted on November 1, 2011 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Equipment

When Allan Brooks and his father, Gil, started no-tilling vegetable crops in northern Wisconsin more than 40 years ago, they paid their penance.

Twin-Row Strip-Till Attracts Farmers

Strip-twinning helps farmers increase in-row spacing between corn plants, exposes corn to more sunlight and can increase yields.

By Dan Zinkland posted on August 1, 2011 | Posted in Precision Agriculture

Argyle, Iowa, grower Brian Klemme began twin-row strip-tilling corn in the spring of 2009 because he wanted to increase plant populations and spacing within rows and, hopefully, increase yields.

No-Till Leads To Higher Profits, Better Soil Health For Kentucky Grower

April 17, 2011 | Posted in Cover Crops, Crop Protection, Soil Health

Source: NRCS Grower Profile

Daviess County, Kentucky, farmer Myrel Trunnell, and son Kevin, farm approximately 1,200 acres in Utica, Kentucky.

Strip-Tilling And No-Tilling Sweet Corn

April 1, 2010

Source: By Andy McGuire, Washington State University

With everyone from USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack to the mainstream media and celebrity chefs touting locally grown food, growing and selling sweet corn to city dwellers who pay $6 or more for a dozen ears may be a profitable niche market for strip-tillers.

Solving Glyphosphate Mysteries

Here’s a rundown on critical items to consider when applying this herbicide.

By Mike Lessiter posted on June 1, 2005 | Posted in Crop Protection, Nutrient Management

With more than 40 different glyphosate compounds on the market this year, it’s not always easy to decipher the critical differences.

What I've Learned from No-Tilling

With 70 Sweet Corn Varieties, Timely Planting Is Critical

Paying attention to detail is necessary when strip-tilling and no-tilling a crop that costs as as much as $1,500 per acre to produce.

By Gary Swee and Ron Ross posted on June 1, 2005

When we're asked if we “created” our name as a marketing strategy, we are quick to point out we’re the fourth generation of Sweets to grow sweet corn in northeastern Ohio. My great-grandfather Dermott Sweet started the operation in 1880, and for more than a century we were primarily a wholesale company.

What I've Learned from No-Tilling

Develop Market Strategies Around Successful No-Tilling

With small fields, rocks, hills and many crops, this Maine grower cashes in on the many benefits of no-tilling

By Andy Williamson and Ron Ross posted on March 1, 2005 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

When I studied pomology at Cornell University in the early 1980s, I didn’t envision that my future business success would hinge on growing pumpkins, squash and sweet corn.

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