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It Pays To Listen To Your Dad About No-Till

Twenty-three years after his father suggested they no-till, Wisconsin farmer Dan Stokes no-tills corn as early as possible, grows diverse rotations, custom no-tills and milks cows, too.

By Dan Stokes and Ron Ross posted on July 1, 2010 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment

Twenty-five years ago, my father, Loren Stokes, and I milked and fed a 100-cow dairy herd and were also tilling about 300 acres of farmland. Needless to say, we were busy daylight to dark. We both decided we were working too hard.

Seed Treatments Taking Big Steps Forward

Once simple fungicides and insecticides, seed treatments are major multitaskers, tackling everything from insects to weather

By Martha Ostendorf posted on February 1, 2010 | Posted in Crop Protection

No-tillers drop seeds into hostile territory like paratroopers parachuting into battle. Once in the soil, they have to fight through disease, insects, nematodes and often cold stress before emerging victorious as a strong, vigorous seedling.

Corn Polymer Spreads Risk

September 1, 2002 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Imagine no-tilling in the middle of March on St. Patrick’s Day and not seeing the crop pop out of the ground until May. Got you worried? No need to be.

Coated Seed Holds Promise For Earlier No-Tilling

The goal is to see if you can safely no-till corn 2 or 3 weeks earlier than normal, when your ground is generally colder.

November 1, 2001 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

What corn hybrids are best suited to early no-till programs?

Worry-Free No-Till Spraying

This new spray adjuvant improves consistency of herbicide performance and minimizes spray drift.

By Julie Orchard posted on May 1, 1998 | Posted in Nutrient Management

After using array in all burndown and post herbicide applications the last two years, John Obery has peace of mind.

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