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John Dobberstein

John Dobberstein is senior editor of No-Till Farmer magazine and the e-newsletter Dryland No-Tiller. He previously covered agriculture for the Tulsa World and worked for daily newspapers in Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Joseph, Mich. He graduated with a B.A. in journalism and political science from Central Michigan University.

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USDA Exploring MFP Payments for Cover Crop Forages on Prevent-Plant Acres

By John Dobberstein posted on June 11, 2019 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

In light of widespread prevented planting, USDA is mulling Market Facilitation Program (MFP) payments for struggling producers who plant an MFP-eligible cover crop that has the potential to be harvested and used as forage, says Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue.

Precision Planting Unveils Seed Depth, Furrow Closing Technologies

By John Dobberstein posted on January 17, 2019 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment, Precision Ag

FurrowForce, SmartDepth and the 20/20 Connect app could bring more precision and flexibility for no-tillers seeking better stands and yields, the company says.

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Testing a Micronutrient Mix During Strip-Tilling

Deweese, Neb., strip-tiller Brian Herbek shares some micronutrient application experiments he conducted on 300 acres of corn-on-corn ground while strip-tilling with his Environmental Tillage Systems Soil Warrior ahead of planting.

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