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Narrow Down Row Widths to Boost Weed Control

By Frank Lessiter posted on May 13, 2024 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

If you can’t easily beat the weeds growing in your no-tilled fields, then you need to come up with a better plan to crowd them out. That’s the wisdom gleaned from a recent weed control analysis on how narrower rows in corn and soybeans impact weed control.

[Podcast] A Candid Conversation with No-Till Entrepreneur Marion Calmer

In this episode of the No-TIll Farmer podcast, editor Mike Lessiter sits down with no-till pioneer Marion Calmer, CEO, Calmer Corn Heads to discuss his journey as an inventor, long-time no-till advocate and his role in establishing an independent ag research operation.

September 7, 2018 | Posted in Equipment, Seeding & Planting

In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, editor Mike Lessiter sits down with no-till pioneer Marion Calmer, CEO, Calmer Corn Heads where the two discuss his journey as an inventor, no-till advocate and his role in establishing an independent ag research operation.

Clover, Cereal Rye Enhance No-Tiller’s 3-Year Rotation

Iowa no-tiller Joe Kriegel uses cereal rye and frost-seeded red clover in a rotation with corn and soybeans to reduce erosion, improve soil fertility and rescue heavily tilled fields.

By John Dobberstein posted on February 12, 2015 | Posted in Cover Crops, Seeding & Planting, Soil Health

Sometimes Joe Kriegel cringes when he drives past farms in his county and sees erodible hilltops that have been worked.

[Webinar] Ways To Make Narrow-Row No-Tilled Corn Work Wonders For You

December 4, 2014 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Marion Calmer, head of Calmer’s Agronomic Research Farm and an experienced 15-inch-row corn grower, shares his onfarm research that shows the practical side and the critical success factors for making the narrow-row-corn system work. [To view any of our webinar replays, you must be logged in with a free user account.]

Yield Contest Winner Pushes Bushels With Focus On Fertility

Nebraska no-tiller Mike Scholting shares how zeroing in on fertilizer applications is increasing yields both on and off his contest ground.

By Laura Barrera posted on June 1, 2014 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Seeding & Planting, Water Management

Just south of Omaha, on 33 acres of flat river-bottom ground in Sarpy County, Mike Scholting is hitting nearly 300-bushel corn yields.

Twin-Row Corn Provides Boost

Modified John Deere planter allows no-tillers to plant rows 8 inches apart on 30-inch spacings.

By Darrell Bruggink posted on October 1, 2008 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Making the transition to no-till was a big step for Lapp Brothers Farms in making their soils more productive. But to get even more yield and tonnage out of corn silage meant taking a narrower view.

Strip-Tiller Designs Heavy-Duty Machine

Mark Bauer says his Soil Warrior works in all soil types while blending nutrients into zones that don’t wash away.

By Ron Perszewski posted on November 1, 2006

There's a buzz — some of it positive, some not — coming out of southeastern Minnesota about a new strip-tilling machine. The chatter focuses on Mark Bauer’s Soil Warrior, which he says provides an unprecedented balance between conventional tillage and no-till.

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Items Tagged with 'narrow-row corn'

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Narrow Down Row Widths to Boost Weed Control

[Podcast] A Candid Conversation with No-Till Entrepreneur Marion Calmer

Clover, Cereal Rye Enhance No-Tiller’s 3-Year Rotation

[Webinar] Ways To Make Narrow-Row No-Tilled Corn Work Wonders For You

Yield Contest Winner Pushes Bushels With Focus On Fertility

Twin-Row Corn Provides Boost

Strip-Tiller Designs Heavy-Duty Machine

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