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Maximizing Solar Efficiency for Higher Profits, Better Soil Health

Gaston, Ind., no-tiller Jason Mauck captures maximum sunlight and carbon through relay intercropping cash crops and cover crops and integrating manure.

By Julia Gerlach posted on February 21, 2020 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Equipment, Nutrient Management, Soil Health

Gaston, Ind., no-tiller Jason Mauck captures maximum sunlight and carbon through relay intercropping cash crops and cover crops and integrating manure.

9th Annual Benchmark Study

No-Tillers Hit New Yield Records Across the Board

No-tilled corn and soybean yields climbed to new highs in the history of the study, while most U.S. regions saw better yields than 2015.

By Laura Barrera posted on March 11, 2017 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

No-tillers had one of the best crop performances in the history of No-Till Farmer’s annual No-Till Operational Benchmark Study, hitting record corn and soybean yield averages overall and beating 2015 yields in most regions.

No-Till Out-Yields Tillage in Tough Conditions

Two long-term tillage studies in Indiana and Illinois prove no-till can yield as well as tillage and perform even better in periods of drought or heat stress.

By Laura Barrera posted on November 19, 2016 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

More than 70 years ago, Ed Faulkner wrote on the opening page of his book, Plowman’s Folly, that, “no one has ever advanced a scientific reason for plowing.”

Under the Microscope: Nutrient Placement in No-Till and Strip-Till Systems

Researcher Fabian Fernandez shares results from nutrient uptake studies, looking at the pros and cons of applications in no-till and strip-till.

By Ian Gronau posted on January 11, 2016 | Posted in Nutrient Management

“I’m putting all my nutrients right in the root zone,” seems to be the most popular refrain among strip-tillers as they ponder the benefits of the practice.

Translating a Garden Lesson to Profitable No-Tilling

The benefits of no-till residue are helping Lamesa, Texas, farmer Jeremy Brown realize more consistent yields as he converts more of his farm from irrigation to dryland management.

By Jim Steiert posted on July 22, 2015 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health, Water Management

Jeremy Brown’s decision to adopt no-till practices stems from an important lesson from his backyard garden. Brown transplanted this idea it onto the landscape near Lamesa on the Southern High Plains of Texas, where he’s no-tilling 2,600 acres, most of it dryland farming.

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4 In-Season Tools that Lead to Better No-Till Crops

Mid season scouting, foliar applications and new tools like plant sap analysis could help no-tillers get bigger yields or refine their fertility programs for future seasons.

By Daniel Davidson posted on June 11, 2015 | Posted in Crop Protection, Nutrient Management, Soil Health

Successful No-Tillers don’t rest on their laurels once the seed is in the ground.

7th Annual Benchmark Study

High Yields Help No-Tillers Stay in the Black

Even as grain prices continued their slide, 8 in 10 no-tillers had a profitable 2014, and most plan to keep investing.

By John Dobberstein posted on April 17, 2015 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Soil Health

Even though commodity prices have fallen from historic highs, it hasn’t stopped U.S. no-tillers from innovating and staying profitable.

7th Annual Benchmark Study

No-Tillers Break Yield Records in 2014

No-tillers set a new high-water mark last year for the No-Till Operational Benchmark Survey by averaging 169-bushel corn and 52-bushel soybeans.

By John Dobberstein posted on April 9, 2015 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Soil Health

Buoyed by improved weather and planting conditions in most U.S. regions, corn yields rebounded for no-tillers in 2014.

Feeding Worms, Microbial ‘Livestock’ Transforms No-Till Fields

In hilly south-central Pennsylvania, Dave McLaughlin finds no-till, extensive cover cropping and manure application keys soil health success.

By Laura Barrera posted on April 1, 2014 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Soil Health

When Dave McLaughlin took over his wife’s family farm in 1994, he decided to take the conservation-tillage practices his father-in-law implemented a little farther.

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Maximizing Solar Efficiency for Higher Profits, Better Soil Health

No-Tillers Hit New Yield Records Across the Board

No-Till Out-Yields Tillage in Tough Conditions

Under the Microscope: Nutrient Placement in No-Till and Strip-Till Systems

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Translating a Garden Lesson to Profitable No-Tilling

4 In-Season Tools that Lead to Better No-Till Crops

High Yields Help No-Tillers Stay in the Black

No-Tillers Break Yield Records in 2014

Feeding Worms, Microbial ‘Livestock’ Transforms No-Till Fields

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