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Cereal Rye, Rape Protect Soybeans From Diseases

Results from an Illinois study find that no-tillers might be able to use cereal rye and winter rape to suppress diseases for the following soybean crop.

By Laura Barrera posted on January 1, 2014 | Posted in Cover Crops, Crop Protection

There is no shortage of yield-robbing diseases with soybeans, but a tool no-tillers may be using could help prevent them.

Rights To Crop Insurance In Question

By John Dobberstein posted on July 18, 2012 | Posted in Cover Crops, Water Management

If you protect your farm’s soils by no-tilling and using cover crops, but your neighbor made tillage passes at every opportunity, should you both have the same right to federal crop insurance when things go badly?

Let's Talk About What You're Doing At Your No-Till Farm

By John Dobberstein posted on July 4, 2012

As Independence Day approaches, it might be worth the time to think about what your answers will be if someone comes knocking to discuss what you’re doing on your no-till farm.

Taking The Pressure Off No-Till Fields

Growing use of super-sized farm equipment is fueling compaction concerns, but new technology and some common-sense tips about tire pressure can help protect yields and profits.

By John Dobberstein posted on May 1, 2012 | Posted in Equipment, Soil Health

As farms increase in size and no-tillers face pressure to be more efficient and productive, the size of farm equipment is bringing an ever-present danger of compaction.

What I've Learned from No-Tilling

Producing Quality Seed In A No-Till System

The right equipment, and a solid seed-to-harvest crop protection plan, keeps yield-champion no-tiller David Hula’s bins full and customers happy.

By David Hula and Martha Mintz posted on February 1, 2012 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Crop Protection

Seed production is our business, so we focus as much on the quality and health of the crop we produce as we do on pushing yields.

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