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- Introduction
- No-Till Defined …1
- Making It Pay …3
- A Systems Approach to Change, Adapted from Don Lobb …3
- No-Till Calendar …5
- Soil Management
- Principles …7
- When To Plant …10
- Troubleshooting …11
- Residue Management
- Keys to Successful Residue Management …14
- Other Methods …15
- Troubleshooting …17
- Planting Equipment
- Coulters …22
- Row Cleaners …22
- Press Wheels …24
- Other Components …25
- No-Till Seed Drills …26
- Troubleshooting No-Till Seed Drills …29
- No-Till Planters …31
- Troubleshooting No-Till Planter Equipment …37
- Ridge Till Planters …39
- Equipment Considerations for Narrow-row Corn …39
- Weed Control
- Tips …52
- Insect Management
- Best Management Practices …57
- Other Non-Insect Pest …59
- Disease Management
- Best Management Practices …63
- Nutrient Management
- Soil Sampling in No-Till Systems …67
- Best Management Practices …68
- Best Manure Management Practices …69
- Troubleshoot …72
- Crop Rotation
- Planning a Rotation …75
- Best Management Practices …76
- Cover Crops
- Opportunities and Challenges …80
- Troubleshootin …82
- Varietal Selection
- No-Till And Ridge Till Case Studies
- Sam and Ross Langman …85
- Bob McIntosh …87
- Shawn and Ron McRae …89