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Early Maturities, Cover Crops Can Help Tough No-Till Soils Flourish

Research on two southern Illinois farms shows the potential of using early maturity crops to establish covers sooner and boost yields in poorly drained, drought-prone, underperforming fields.

By Mark McNeely posted on October 28, 2017 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health

Randy McElroy sees the tough soils sometimes from behind sunglasses, because when the ground dries out completely it can be a white as a sand beach in Florida.

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.”

Get After Those Troublesome No-Till Corn Insects!

A review of proven insect-control measures offers new ideas for combatting no-till pests.

By Frank Lessiter posted on April 1, 2002 | Posted in Crop Protection

Additional uses for several older products may let you do a better job of controlling insects in your no-tilled corn this summer. Here's what company reps had to say about getting more effective insect control in no-tilled corn at this year's National No-Tillage Conference.

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U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Rights To Patent Plants

March 1, 2002

In a historic 6 to 2 ruling, the United States Supreme Court recently upheld the patentability of plants and seed, a ruling that will prove extremely beneficial to the biotechnology industry.

New Ideas For Tackling No-Till Corn Weeds

With fewer new corn herbicides being introduced this year, check out these fresh ideas for attacking weeds from the mid-winter National No-Tillage Conference.

By Frank Lessiter posted on March 1, 2002 | Posted in Crop Protection

Some new herbicides received late Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) registration while other products were only test marketed in a few Midwestern states last year by manufacturers. As a result, there’s not a large number of new herbicides for controlling weeds in no-tilled corn this year.

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Building the Foundation of a Successful No-Till Operation

No-Till Innovator Adam Daugherty checks in from Coffee County, Tenn., with a preview of the 2025 National No-Tillage Conference (NNTC). The former NNTC Presenter of the Year, farmer and NRCS district conservation official will be leading a classroom presentation, “Don’t Start Planting Cover Crops Until…”.

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