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Less Dust with More No-Till

By Frank Lessiter posted on August 12, 2019
Drive as far as you can along the 120-mile southern shore of New York's Long Island and you'll arrive in the Hamptons. The exclusive high-style living area with its multi-million dollar mansions is where Big Apple's elite spend their weekends and summer vacations. So what does this have to do with no-till?
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Use No-Till To Beat Government Crackdown On Dust Concerns

California officials are looking to no-tilling to maintain yields while eliminating huge amounts of dust that can hurt human health. Will you be ready if the government regulates dust from cropping practices?
By Mark Moore posted on January 1, 2007 | Posted in Seeding & Planting
Perhaps you haven’T thought about the amount of dust you generate in a given day. But lawmakers have, and that’s why the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is taking a hard look at the amount of dust generated on farms and how this dust affects both air quality and human health.
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What I've Learned from No-Tilling

Attitude Is The Most Important Prerequisite For No-Till Success

Environmental issues including air quality with dust and diesel fuel emissions are driving the move to less tillage in California.
By Jeff Mitchell and Ron Ross posted on January 1, 2006 | Posted in Seeding & Planting
California has long been one of the most productive agricultural areas of the world. Partly for that reason, growers there are often understandably reluctant to try new farming methods, especially when rising fuel and labor costs and market competition are shrinking profit margins.
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A Passion for Precision

If profitable farming is your goal, auto steering might get you where you want to go.
July 1, 2004 | Posted in Precision Agriculture
If you're strip-tilling or want to improve traffic control in your no-till fields, you should consider auto steering, says Randall Reeder, an agricultural engineer with Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. While the cost is hefty and a decision should be made carefully, the returns can be well worth the investment, he says.
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