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Top Tips for Managing Downed Corn at Harvest

By No-Till Farmer Staff posted on August 31, 2020

A big storm can cause big havoc in your fields. Harvesting flattened corn fields as quickly as possible will help you make the most of a potentially grim situation.

Viable Option for Seeding Covers on Smaller No-Till Operations

Using inexpensive ground-drive and hydraulic equipment with dry fertilizer boxes, Jeremy Henry seeds a variety of cover crops during harvest to boost no-till success.

By John Dobberstein posted on August 19, 2017 | Posted in Cover Crops, Equipment

Using inexpensive ground-drive and hydraulic equipment with dry fertilizer boxes, Jeremy Henry seeds a variety of cover crops during harvest to boost no-till success.

Adjusting Equipment for Tough Corn Stalks

November 2, 2015 | Posted in Equipment

Minnesota grower Ed McNamara explains how the turbo coulter on his planter does a better job of cutting through corn residue and preventing residue from hairpinning, as well as how the Calmer BT Chopper rolls prevent tire damage from tough corn stalks and aids in faster residue breakdown.

No-Till Notes: Is Your Corn Header Handling No-Till Residue?

Many new technologies are available today for corn headers, but no-tillers must keep their residue management goals in mind.

By Jim Leverich posted on July 23, 2015 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment, Residue Management

For many years we’ve had corn heads designed to accommodate only the row spacing you’ve chosen to plant. And these headers may or may not have done the best job handling the stout corn hybrids we have today, which affects the residue situation no-tillers must deal with the following year.

Yetter Stalk Devastator Now Fits More Corn Headers

October 14, 2014 | Posted in Equipment

The 5000 Stalk Devastator from Yetter Farm Equipment is now available for more corn head models.

Laura Allen, Associate Editor, No-Till Farmer

Five Tips For Managing Corn Residue At Harvest

By Laura Barrera posted on October 1, 2014 | Posted in Residue Management

It’s often said that a successful season in a no-till system starts with last season’s harvest.

Are Twin Rows The Corn System Of The Future?

The push is on to increase corn yields to a 300-bushel U.S. average. Twin rows may allow corn roots room to grow to capture nutrients and water, while allowing plants to capture more available sunlight.

By Darrell Bruggink posted on February 1, 2010 | Posted in Equipment

Have you ever felt like you needed a little more space? If Greg Selbrede’s corn plants could talk, the Leon, Wis., no-tiller figures they would have been telling him they felt just a bit claustrophobic.

Corn-On-Corn Works For Management-Minded No-Tillers

Be prepared to manage more residue, combat pest issues and put more thinking into corn-on-corn operations from fertility to harvest.

By Martha Ostendorf posted on August 1, 2009 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Residue Management

Making a few — or maybe more than a few — extra bucks by going corn-on-corn is a temptation many no-tillers are giving in to.

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Harvest Update: “Educational Fall” for Veteran No-Tiller

On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by CultivAce, West Union, Iowa, no-tiller Loran Steinlage checks in with a harvest update, and explains why this fall will be one of his most educational harvests yet.

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