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70 Times Less No-Till Runoff

By Frank Lessiter posted on June 1, 2011 | Posted in Water Management
Winter wheat is the main crop in the Pacific Northwest and growers normally seed around 2.2 million acres every fall. Yet year after year, an average of anywhere from 1.3 to 22.3 tons of silt loam soil erodes from every acre that is in wheat production.
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Wrapping Up Corn Planting In Nebraska

By Darrell Bruggink posted on May 4, 2011 | Posted in Seeding & Planting
Managing editor John Dobberstein and I are visiting two western Iowa no-tillers today on the final day of a 3-day farm tour around Omaha, Neb. We started with two visits near Lincoln, Neb., on Monday; then visited no-tillers in southeast Nebraska, northwest Missouri and southwest Iowa on Tuesday.
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Snowstorm Foils Travel Plans

By Darrell Bruggink posted on April 20, 2011 | Posted in Seeding & Planting
It was with the best intentions that a few of us at the No-Till Farmer offices planned to drive down to Illinois this week to see no-tillers in action. We heard last week that some no-tillers might have been about halfway done with putting corn seed in the ground.
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Cover Crop Insurance Issues

By Frank Lessiter posted on April 1, 2011 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops
With more no-tillers interested in cashing in on cover crops to boost yields, slash fertilizer costs and curb soil erosion, everyone needs to understand the ramifications of qualifying for crop insurance. Otherwise, you may find yourself with a substantial yield loss claim that ends up being denied.
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Say Thanks To The Neighbors

By Frank Lessiter posted on March 1, 2011 | Posted in Crop Protection
Widespread planting of genetically modified Bt corn in the upper Midwest has significantly reduced losses from European corn borer damage. Even growers that don’t plant transgenic corn have benefitted from neighboring use of these products.
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