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Tillage or No-Tillage: High Yields or Soil Health?

The growing emphasis on soil health could be a deciding factor in what type and how much tillage farmers will utilize in the future.
By Dave Kanicki posted on April 10, 2015 | Posted in Product Innovations & Introductions
Dealers who haven’t picked up on the push for “soil health” in the last few years haven’t been paying enough attention. When you see mention of ag-related trends in media like the New York Times, it’s probably not because they were looking to write something about agriculture.
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Iowa NRCS: 'Vertical Tillage is Not No-Till'

By Dave Kanicki posted on March 1, 2014 | Posted in Niche Equipment Markets
Nowhere has the confusion about vertical tillage caused more consternation than with no-till farmers. In fact, it got to the point where Iowa conservationists with USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) admitted they were “disturbed by the number of row-crop farmers using vertical tillage tools.
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No-Tillers Saw Solid Profits & Yields in 2012

May 10, 2013 | Posted in Data & Forecasts
The results from an annual survey of U.S. no-till farmers reveal that, despite the drought and rising input costs, 2012 produced solid results, both in terms of profitability and crop yields. As a result, no- till farmers expect to slightly increase equipment purchases in 2013.
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Vertical Tillage is Not No-Till

June 16, 2012 | Posted in Data & Forecasts
Iowa conservationists with USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) are disturbed by the number of row-crop farmers using vertical tillage tools. Vertical tillage often leaves the soil covered with crop residue, but it is not the same as true no-till.
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From the Desk of Dave Kanicki

A Lot of Room to Grow for Farmers and Dealers

By Dave Kanicki posted on May 2, 2011 | Posted in Precision Ag Sales & Service
I’m not sure if no-till farmers are any different than growers who utilize conventional tillage practices. But assuming most farmers are pointed in the same direction when it comes to using precision farming technologies, dealers should recognize that there’s still a lot of room for growers to grow. Which means there’s a lot of room for dealers to grow sales.
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