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- Strip-Till Odyssey: Having grown comfortable with strip-tilling into soybean stubble, the Monroes are now strip-tilling into cornstalks.
- New Coulter Tackles Heavy Residue from Successful Farming
- Making the Switch to Continuous Corn
- In Pursuit of the Perfect Ear
- Energize the GROWZONETM!
- Fertilize on Demand
- Sold on Strip-Till
- Get the most from manure from Iowa Farmer Today
- All Steer Plus Fertilizer Toolbar
- No-till takes less inputs, offers higher yields
- Double-duty fertilizer cart
- Sidedressing Strategies: Late-spring tests hone rates
- Early sidedressing cuts risk: Split applications and starting early let farmers cut nitrogen rates 15%
- 2004 CTIC National Survey on Conservation Tillage Statistics
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- Issue 78: For Best Planting Results, Use the Right Tools and Check Your Planter
- Issue 77: Get Up Close and Personal
- Issue 76 - Plan to Focus on Seed Placement Next Spring to Increase Yields
- Issue 75: Get Picky About Your Planter
- Issue 74 - Equipment Advancements, Economic Savings Mean No-Till, Strip-Till Make Sense
- Issue 73 - Clear the Path for Smooth Planting by Managing Residue This Fall
- Issue 72 - Build a Fertilizer Management Plan That Makes Economic Sense and Agronomic Sense
- Issue 71: Make Vertical Tillage Part of the Plan for Fall Residue Management - July 2009
- Issue 70: Yes, Growers Do Have the Time To Address Nitrogen Deficiencies
- Issue 69: Producing the Perfect Crop: Guidelines for Soybean and Corn Producers
- Issue 68: The Corn Stalk Conundrum: How to Manage Last Year’s Residue
- Issue 67: A Pre-Plant Routine With a Focus on the Future
- Issue 66: Not Your Grandpa’s Farm: Today’s Producers are Going High-Tech
- Issue 65: Proper Closing Wheels a Must This Spring
- Issue 64: Fertilizing: Make Sure You Get the Most Out of Your Investment
- Issue 63: Mother Nature’s Original Fertilizer: An Effective Alternative
- Issue 62: A Successful Planting Season Begins at Harvest
- Issue 61: New Age Anhydrous
- Issue 60: Stacked Hybrids Bring New Era in Seeding & Residue Management
- Issue 59: When Mother Nature is Against You
- Issue 58: Fashionably Late Nitrogen Applications Can Boost Yields
- Issue 57: Fight Rising Input Costs with Smart Fertilizer, Equipment, and Tillage Choices
- Issue 56: Reconciling the Differences between Manure and No-till
- Issue 55: Spring Strip-Till Holds Potential for Some Producers
- Issue 54: Efficient Bulk Seed Handling Means Efficient Time Management
- Issue 53: Maximize Conservation Tillage Profitability With Effective Residue Management
- Issue 52: Proper Execution of Vertical Tillage Benefits Producers
- Issue 51: Farmers are Saying "Yes" to No-till
- Issue 50: No-till and Strip-till: Looking Better Than Ever
- Issue 49: The Rotary Hoe Wears Many Hats for Today’s Producers
- Issue 48: Nitrogen Management: Increasingly Important, Increasingly Complex (July 2007)
- Issue 47: In Pursuit of the Perfect Ear (June 2007)
- Issue 46: Scout Your Fields and Evaluate the Effectiveness of Your Planting Equipment (May 2007)
- Issue 45: Side dressing: the right time, the right placement, the right price (Apr 2007)
- Issue 44: Conservation Planting and Seeding Preparation (Mar 2007)
- Issue 43: Double the Power: Residue Management on Fertilizer Applications (Feb 2007)
- Issue 42: Technology and Precision Equipment Combine to Maximize Sidedressing Potential (Jan 2007)
- Issue 41: Making the Switch to Corn-on-Corn Residue Management and Beyond (Dec 2006)
- Issue 40: Starter Fertilizer to the Rescue (Nov 2006)
- Issue 39: Strip-Till: Preparing the Perfect Seedbed and Making Fewer Passes (Oct 2006)
- Issue 38: Set the Stage for the Ideal Seedbed with the Right Residue Management Techniques This Fall (Sept 2006)
- Issue 37: Proper Way to Seal in Fertilizer for Fall Use (Aug 2006)
- Issue 36: Discover the Advantages that Vertical Tillage Can Bring to Your Production Agriculture Operation (July 2006)
- Issue 35: High Speed Low Cost Weed Control (June 2006)
- Issue 34: Have You Noticed Emergence Problems in Your Crops This Spring? (May 2006)
- Issue 33: Planting and Seeding 101 (Apr 2006)
- Issue 32: Does Your Planter Consistently Deliver Maximum Performance? (Mar 2006)
- Issue 31: Placement Makes All the Difference (Feb 2006)
- Issue 30: Conservation Tillage Offers Amazing Benefits (Jan 2006)
- Issue 29: Planting and Seeding 101 (Dec 2005)
- Issue 28: Cutting Costs Without Cutting Profitability (Nov 2005)
- Issue 27: Planting More Acres to Bt Corn (Oct 2005)
- Issue 26: Still Struggling with Heavy Seed Bags? . . . Save Time and Money with Bulk Seed Handling (Sept 2005)
- Issue 25: Do You Find Yourself Frequently Stopping to Refill the Fertilizer Tanks While Fertilizing Your Crops? (Aug 2005)
- Issue 24: Strip Tillage is the solution for planting delays due to cold, wet soil. (July 2005)
- Issue 23: Listen to what your crops are telling you. (June 2005)
- Issue 22: The best growers know that precise fertilizer placement is the cornerstone of success in the farming industry (May 2005)
- Issue 21: The Answer to Closing the Seed Trench in Damp Conditions (Apr 2005)
- Issue 20: Planting Tips to Make your Crops Everything They Can Be (Mar 2005)
- Issue 19: Maximize Yields with Effective Fertilizer Distribution (Feb 2005)
- Issue 18: Side-Dress Your Crops, and Experience Your Best Yields Yet! (Jan 2005)
- Issue 17: Experience the Benefits of Coulter Tillage and Residue Management Simultaneously! (Dec 2004)
- Issue 16: Benefits of Residue Management (Nov 2004)
- Issue 15: Pulling Extra Fertilizer Behind Your Planter Saves Valuable Time in the Fields (Oct 2004)
- Issue 14: Coulter up for Success (Sept 2004)
- Issue 13: 8 Step User Guide to Successful Strip-till Operation (Aug 2004)
- Issue 12: High Clearance, High Speed Sidedressing (July 2004)
- Issue 11: Fine Tune your Planter's Performance (June 2004)
- Issue 10: The Closing Argument in the case of proper Closing Wheel Systems vs. Seed Spacing (May 2004)
- Issue 9: Traditional Tool in Untraditional Role: Rotary Hoes (Apr 2004)
- Issue 8: Clearing up the Coulter Confusion (Mar 2004)
- Issue 7: No-till Planting Trouble Shooting Guide (Feb 2004)
- Issue 6: Maximizing the Benefits of Zone Tillage & Coulter Tillage (Jan 2004)
- Issue 5: Being a Good Neighbor (Dec 2003)
- Issue 4: Well Fed Roots, the Foundation for Yields (Nov 2003)
- Issue 3: Farming Profitability (Oct 2003)
- Issue 2: Breaking up with starter is hard to do (Sept 2003)
- Issue 1: Optimizing fertilizer placement (Aug 2003)