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Preliminary Results From Our 5th Annual No-Till Benchmark Study

By John Dobberstein posted on April 3, 2013

The numbers are in for No-Till Farmer’s 5th annual No-Till Benchmark Study, and editors here have uncovered some interesting findings while crunching the numbers.

Weather To Change In 2013

By John Dobberstein posted on September 5, 2012 | Posted in Soil Health, Water Management

Just when you thought scorching droughts were becoming the “new normal” in agriculture, a weather-research firm told the farm media at last week’s Farm Progress Show that 2013 will likely be nothing like 2012.

What I've Learned from No-Tilling

Prepare the Fields, Treat Them Right, Reap the Rewards

By Ron Ross posted on October 1, 2007 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Nutrient Management

When I started no-tilling in 1989, I didn’t really understand many of the benefits, such as much-improved soil quality, that I would see later on.

Forget What You've Learned About Applied Nitrogen Rates!

Researcher says the widely accepted proven yield method of determining application rates has little connection to corn yields.

By Ron Perszewski posted on May 1, 2006 | Posted in Nutrient Management

The current standard for determining nitrogen application rates is way off course, according to Richard Mulvaney, a soil scientist at the University of Illinois.

What's It Take To Capture No-Till Corn Contest Honors?

Contrary to what you may think, most contestants don’t go overboard with inputs in their contest fields and find that competing helps them find new ways to push up no-till yields across the entire farm.

By Frank Lessiter posted on August 1, 2003 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

When it comes to learning what it takes to turn out profitable corn yields, many no-tillers find they learn a great deal from having contest plots on their farms.

Precision Is The Real No-Till Key

Guesswork doesn’t play well when you’re going for perfect stands.

By Katherine Meitner posted on November 1, 2000 | Posted in Precision Agriculture

There's plenty to think about when you're trying to get a perfect stand. You've got your fertilizer, machinery and weather conditions to battle with.

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