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Cutting $100 per Acre in Corn, Soybeans

November 20, 2015 | Posted in Equipment

Source: farmdoc daily

In response to an earlier article about cost reductions of $100 per acre, a University of Illinois ag economist answers some questions about this recommendation.

No-Till Operational Benchmark Study (2012)

Expenses Take Steep Climb For No-Tillers

By Darrell Bruggink posted on May 1, 2012 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

While no-tillers continue to enjoy some of the highest grain prices in recent history, it’s clear that they need those prices to stay high, judging by their 2011 expense sheet.

No-Tillers Find Success By ‘Keeping It Simple’

Variable-rate fertility, rotating herbicide-tolerant crops and improved soil organic matter helps these Wisconsin no-tillers increase yields and keep expenses in check.

By Ron Ross posted on January 1, 2012 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Water Management

When he turned to no-till in the mid-1980s, Wayne Harrison estimates as much as half of the original topsoil on some of his fields was already gone.

Modern Agriculture Stifles Global Warming

November 16, 2010

Source: University of Wisconsin-Madison

A new study reveals that optimizing yields on existing farmlands reduces net carbon emission compared with expanding tillable acres at the expense of forests, especially in the tropics.

Farm Progress Show Reveals Emerging Equipment Trends

Manufacturers are modifying their offerings to meet no-tillers’ changing needs.

By Phil Needham posted on November 1, 2007 | Posted in Equipment

At least four emerging trends could be spotted at the Farm Progress Show, the annual display of farm equipment and services held for 3 days this summer near Decatur, Ill.

Why Long-Term No-Till Pays

By Frank Lessiter posted on December 1, 2006 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

To gain needed management experience and research data, University of Nebraska researchers established a long-term tillage study in 1981. The 2006 cropping year marked the 26th year of the study at the Rogers Memorial Farm that is 10 miles east of Lincoln.

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