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No-Tilling Soybeans at Thanksgiving - 25 Years Ahead of Its Time?

By Frank Lessiter posted on November 27, 2024 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

While “pushing the limits” of early planting dates, Iowa crop consultant and farmer David Savage proved 25 years ago that no-tilling soybeans extremely early might just be crazy enough to work. Like maybe the day before Thanksgiving or Christmas?

Is No-Till Vs. Water Quality a Worry?

By Frank Lessiter posted on November 25, 2024 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Water Management

Serious concerns over phosphorus (P) runoff continues to be a worry that could hold back future growth of no-till.

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Where Does the Nitrogen in No-Tilled Soybean Residue Go?

By Joe Ailts posted on November 23, 2024 | Posted in Cover Crops, Residue Management, Nutrient Management

Insatiable curiosity drove me to perform cover crop biomass tests on standing soybeans at the R6.5 growth stage in an effort to determine how much nitrogen (N) is captured in the above ground biomass just prior to harvest. What I found was staggering.

Among No-Tillers With Dairy, How Well Do the Cows Adapt to Daylight Saving Time?

By Frank Lessiter posted on November 16, 2024

Whether it is “spring ahead” or “fall back” time, the schedules of no-tillers are somewhat impacted by the twice-a-year shifting of the clock. And for farmers spending time in the milking parlor, there’s a question on how cow behavior and milk production is affected.

How Weeds Handle the Drought

By Frank Lessiter posted on October 28, 2024 | Posted in Water Management

With many North American no-tillers dealing with several years of serious drought, it’s critical to understand how weeds respond to low moisture conditions much better than most no-tilled crops.

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Will Climate Change Halt Oats Winterkill?

By Frank Lessiter posted on October 16, 2024 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

If you’re seeding oats and expecting winter temperatures to terminate this cover crop before spring planting rolls around, you may want to rethink that decision.

Rethink No-Till Yields: Measure Bushels per Inch of Rain, Not Just Costs

By Frank Lessiter posted on October 8, 2024 | Posted in Water Management

When you listen to Rick Bieber talk about how he measures crop results, you quickly learn he’s not a big fan of the word “yield.” No-tilling for over 4 decades, the Trail City, S.D., farmer certainly understands that yield is what pays the bills.

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Ag Retailers Slow to Add Drones

By Frank Lessiter posted on September 30, 2024 | Posted in Precision Agriculture, Cover Crop Seed, Fertilizer Application Equipment, Spraying Equipment

High costs are apparently keeping many ag retailers from adding drone pesticide spraying, fertilizer applications, cover crop seeding and field imagery to their lineup of services offered to no-tillers.

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When it Comes To Reporting on Sustainability, European Writer ‘Hacks Up’ Huge Hiccup Over Burping Dairy Cows

By Frank Lessiter posted on September 18, 2024

Frank Lessiter critically examines the Wall Street Journal article outlining Mars' $47 million European-based program aimed at reducing methane emissions from dairy cattle.

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Measuring the Risk of Shifting to No-Till

By Frank Lessiter posted on September 4, 2024

With more growers shifting to no-till or strip-till, the risks and impact on cash flow need to be weighed carefully — particularly with today’s tough economic times.

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No-Tilling Soybeans at Thanksgiving - 25 Years Ahead of Its Time?

Is No-Till Vs. Water Quality a Worry?

Where Does the Nitrogen in No-Tilled Soybean Residue Go?

Among No-Tillers With Dairy, How Well Do the Cows Adapt to Daylight Saving Time?

How Weeds Handle the Drought

Will Climate Change Halt Oats Winterkill?

Rethink No-Till Yields: Measure Bushels per Inch of Rain, Not Just Costs

Ag Retailers Slow to Add Drones

When it Comes To Reporting on Sustainability, European Writer ‘Hacks Up’ Huge Hiccup Over Burping Dairy Cows

Measuring the Risk of Shifting to No-Till

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