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Published August 2, 2006 | By admin   reprint of AgAlert May 17, 2006   A quote: “Orthman’s OneTripper, for example, can manage residue in a specified zone, prepare a seedbed and apply fertilizer in a single trip across the field. This implement is

Published July 25, 2006 | By Michael Petersen, Precision Tillage Agronomist     Download this article    

Published July 11, 2006 | By admin   John McCoy Shows Farmers Down Under Strip-Tillage   Download this article    

Published May 31, 2006 | By David Sass, Pioneer Agronomist   Orthman and Pioneer Hi-Bred hosted a zone tillage field day on May 16 to demonstrate the usefulness of reduced tillage in double crop triticale and corn in the Magic

Published May 19, 2006 | By admin   Kansas State University Department of Agronomy   The Evolution of Tillage Practices     Producers have choices when it comes to tillage systems. Historically, soil inversion was the only means of soil management practiced when the

Published May 19, 2006 | By admin   Four Year Study of Corn Leaf Area   This study in eastern Colorado is an ongoing study dating from 2002 to the present. Leaf area is measured when corn has reached maximum height at 100 days

Published May 19, 2006 | By admin   University of Illinois   Costs and Fuel Use for Alternative Tillage Systems   Recent increases in fuel and new equipment prices have again focused attention on alternative tillage systems. In this paper, costs are examined for

Published May 19, 2006 | By admin   Five Year Study of First 85% of Root Volume   The first 85 percent is the majority area of the corn plant’s root system that obtains the water and nutrients throughout the growing season. This long