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strategic tillage for improvement of no-till

Strategic Tillage May Have Place in No-Till Cropping Systems

January 31, 2020 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: University of Nebraska-Lincoln CropWatch

According to the University of Nebraska, occasional tillage (OT) in no-till systems may be useful and unlikely to be detrimental if it is well-planned, implemented to target a well-characterized problem such as a weed control or compaction and erosion is controlled.

Keep Soils Armored All Year

October 20, 2015 | Posted in Residue Management, Soil Health

Source: Penn State Extension

Penn State Extension shares how large precipitation events cause the most erosion and can happen anytime of year, reminding us of the importance to protect the soil as much as possible.

Estimating Amount Of Residue Cover Left

October 30, 2014 | Posted in Residue Management

Source: Michigan State University

Crop residue, or stover, includes leaf and stalk tissues of field crops that have traditionally been returned to the soil as an important source of organic matter and plant nutrients. Since the Dust Bowl of the1930s, crop residue cover left at the soil surface by minimizing tillage has also been recognized as a key erosion control tool. Yet, current trends in field crop production systems are encouraging some producers to harvest more stover for use as bedding, forage and even bioenergy feedstock.

What I've Learned from No-Tilling

A Permanent No-Till Is The Only Way to Go!

Spending an extra $12 per acre on fertilizer resulted in $60 to $80 more income with no-tilled corn.

By Ron Ross and Mike Wolpert posted on June 1, 2003 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

It took me almost 12 years to learn that you can’t dabble with no-tilling. You either have to commit 100 percent or forget about it.

Slugging It Out With Slugs

Both no-tilled corn and soybeans are hit hard by these pests.

By Lynn Grooms posted on June 1, 2001 | Posted in Crop Protection

Slugs were likely a major worry for some no-tillers again this spring. In fact, a few Ohio growers have abandoned no-till because of them, maintains Ron Hammond, entomologist with the Ohio State University Agricultural Experiment Station at Wooster, Ohio.

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