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No-Till Proving Not To Be a 'Drain' For Illinois Grower

Long-time no-tiller Doug Harford was among the earliest pioneering conservation farmers to break ground on drainage, yield mapping, grid soil sampling and strip-till

By Doug Harford and Ron Ross posted on February 1, 2010 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Water Management

Back in 1973, I never thought I would be a lifetime farmer. But when Dad decided to retire, corn was $4 a bushel and nitrogen was just 3 cents per pound. The future looked bright for agriculture. Most times, it still does.

5 Ways to Improve Your No-Till Corn Planter

Before you drop seed into the ground this spring, consider these planter set-up techniques to improve your planting performance.

By Phil Needham posted on April 1, 2008 | Posted in Equipment

The healthy futures prices for crop commodities probably has you chomping at the bit to get into the field and begin no-tilling your crops.

11 Tips For No-Tilling CRP Ground

Take advantage of the biological benefits of CRP by following no-till guidelines, says New Zealand no-tiller.

By Darrell Bruggink posted on March 1, 2008 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Soil Health

The first impulse of many growers may be to plow under CRP ground when converting it back into cropland.

Make No-Tilling Easier, More Accurate

John Deere is introducing several new planter ideas that will prove especially valuable under no-till conditions.

By Frank Lessiter posted on September 1, 2004 | Posted in Equipment

John Deere says recent improvements to their planter lineup will let you seed a wide variety of crops more accurately and faster, which is especially important as no-till acres continue to increase.

Equipment Deals A Sideline At National No-Tillage Conference

Attendees come to learn better no-tilling methods, but they’re also ready to improve their operations through equipment transactions.

March 1, 2004 | Posted in Equipment

No one keeps track of all the farm equipment that changes hands at the annual National No-Tillage Conference.

Drill Modifications Fit Needs

These Washington no-tillers built their own no-till drill to direct seed steep slopes.

By Holly Gray posted on February 1, 2001 | Posted in Equipment

To stop erosion on slopes as steep as 50 percent in the Skyrocket Hills near Prescott, Wash., Mike Thomas, Sr. and his son Mike, Jr., haven’t cultivated any ground since 1985.

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See & Spray in No-Till: Does It Pay?

On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by the 2024 National Strip-Tillage Conference, Eagle, Wis., no-tiller Tyler Troiola uses John Deere See & Spray Premium for the first time, which he says delivered significant herbicide savings on corn but not quite as much on soybeans.

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