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Volume 9, Number 2
Fall 2011

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Flourishing Without Fallow - Feature Farmers Matt and Nathan Pearce with Ben Johnson by Charles Long Preview/Purchase $7
The Biology of Soil Compaction by James Hoorman and others READ FREE
Long Odds Yet - Feature Farmer Alan Mindemann - By Matt Hagny READ FREE
Smooth Operator - Feature Farmer Tom Pauly, Conway Springs, KS by Roger Long Preview/Purchase $7

Volume 9, Number 1
Spring 2011

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Covering His Bets - Feature Farmer Gail Fuller, Emporia, KS by Keith Berns Preview/Purchase $5
Blow Out by Matt Hagny READ FREE
Pesticides & Soil Biology II by Jill Clapperton Preview/Purchase $20
Aim Higher by Roger Long READ FREE
Rod's Path Leads Upward - Feature Farmer Rod Peters, Hillsboro, KS by Matt Hagny READ FREE
Fast Learning Curve by Matt Hagny Preview/Purchase $5

Volume 8, Number 3
Fall 2010

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Three "R's" of No-till - Feature Farmer Dan Schultz, Grainfield, KS by Charles Long    Preview/Purchase   $5.00

Softer Footprints and Stalks: Keep 'Em Standing   READ FREE

Glyphosate: Not So Benign by Matt Hagny Preview/Purchase   $20

Glyph-Resistant Marestail by Matt Hagny    READ FREE

The Payoff by Matt Hagny   READ FREE

Adapt & Thrive by Lisa Brown Jasa Preview/Purchase $5

Volume 8, Number 2
April 2009

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Return on Adventure - Feature Farmer Steve Groff - Pennsylvania Preview/Purchase   $5.00

Cropland Degradation READ FREE

Managing Wet Soils - Interview with Jim Millar Preview/Purchase   $5.00

Banking Nutrients by Dwayne Beck READ FREE

Sorting out Cover Crops by Matt Hagny Preview/Purchase   $5.00

More Weak Links READ FREE

The Diverse Duo - Featured Farmers Chet and Charlie Edinger - Mitchell, SD Preview/Purchase   $5.00

Volume 8, Number 1
January 2009

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Bank on It: Featured Farmer Mike McClellan, Palco, KS Preview/Purchase   $5.00

Pesticides & Soil Biology by Dr. Jill Clapperton Preview/Purchase   $15.00

Out on Bale by Kirk Gadzia Preview/Purchase   $15.00

Labor Productivity by Matt Hagny Preview/Purchase   $5.00

Chance of a Lifetime: Featured Farmer Alan States, revisited READ FREE

Making It Pay: Featured Farmers Ron, Ryan and Eric Jacques, Hutchinson, KS   Preview/Purchase   $5.00

Volume 7, Number 3
September 2008

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Ceiling Unlimited: Featured Farmer Tom Cannon, North-Central Oklahoma Preview/Purchase $5.00
Nutrient Export from the Land by Matt Hagny Preview/Purchase $15.00
Runoff and Erosion in Long-Term No-till by Matt Hagny Preview/Purchase $15.00
Current Actions for Controlling Erosion READ FREE
Fine Tuning - an update with Featured Farmer Doug Palen READ FREE
Forever a Student: Featured Farmer Chad Simmelink, Jewell County, KS Preview/Purchase $5.00

Volume 7, Number 2
April 2008

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New Frontiers: Featured Farmer Rod Lanier, Alberta, CA Preview/Purchase $5.00
No-tillage & Mulch Cover by Rolf Derpsch Preview/Purchase $15.00
Field Ecosystems, Part II by Matt Hagny Preview/Purchase $15.00
Follow up on Controlled Traffic by Matt Hagny READ FREE
Winter Conference Recap by The Editors READ FREE
Still Thinking by Matt Hagny READ FREE
A Continual Quest: Featured Farmer Jerry Burger, Palmer, KS Preview/Purchase $5.00

Volume 7, Number 1
January 2008
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So Much From So Little : Featured Farmers Bruce and Mark Watson - Alliance, NE
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Soil Structure Examined by Thomas E. Schumacher and Walter E. Riedell
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Tread Lightly by Matt Hagny
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Deep Ripping: Other Observations
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Interpreting Research Results READ FREE
Successful Navigating: Wiltse Revisited READ FREE
A Champion Spirit - Feature Farmer Dusty Albright
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Volume 6, Number 3
September 2007
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Reinventing the Corn Belt - Featured Farmer: Randy Rink, Pender, Nebraska
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Nutrient Stratification in No-till Soil by John Grove, Ray Ward, and Ray Weil
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Soil Biology Trumps Other Factors for Yield Influence READ FREE
Livestock Manure Utilization in No-till Cropping Systems by Ron Wiederholt, Dave Franzen, and Bridget Johnson
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Marestail Menace: Glyphosate Resistance by Matt Hagny Preview/Purchase $5.00
A Few More Steps Forward: Feature Farmer Craig Stehly Revisited READ FREE
Second Chances - Feature Farmer: Alan Aufdemberge, Lincoln, Kansas
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Volume 6, Number 2
April 2007
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Raising the Bar - Featured Farmer: Randy Lanie, Manchester, Oklahoma
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Plant Language: Diagnosing Trace Element Deficiencies by Wayne Smith
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Nutrient Deficiencies in Kansas by Matt Hagny and Ray Ward
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Still More Opportunity - Feature Farmer Update on Tony Kodesh READ FREE
Friendship and Synergy - Featured Farmers: Randall Kaufman, Verlyn Nelson, and Phillip Nelson Preview/Purchase $5.00

Volume 5, Number 3
December 2006
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The Thrill of Competition - Featured Farmer: Gabe Brown, Bismark, North Dakota Preview/Purchase $5.00
Excuses, Excuses: Yield Potentials Are Far Greater Than You Imagine by Wayne Smith Preview/Purchase $15.00
Rangeland Health and Planned Grazing Field Guide by Nathan Sayre and Kirk Gadzia Preview/Purchase $15.00
Planned Grazing Benefits by Greg Judy READ FREE
No-till Profitability, part 2 - Feature Farmer Follow-up on Kent Stones READ FREE
By the Numbers - Feature Farmer: Mike Jordan, Beloit, Kansas Preview/Purchase $5.00

Volume 5, Number 2
September 2006
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Everyday Heroes - Featured Farmer Robert Olson, Russell, Kansas Preview/Purchase $5.00
Good Wheat Yields by Phil Needham
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Ending The Debate by Mike DeFelice, Paul Carter and Steven Mitchell
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Managing Sulfur by Dr. Ray Ward Preview/Purchase $15.00
Troubles With Ryegrass by Matt Hagny READ FREE
A Buoyant Character - Featured Farmer Gerald Boyer, Ponca City, OK
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March 2006 • Volume 5 • Number 1
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Rising to the Challenge - Feature Farmer: Dan Forgey
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Disturbance Favors Weeds READ FREE

Roots: The Foundation of Crop Plants by Richard Waldren
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Field Ecosystems: Principles and Practice by Matt Hagny Preview/Purchase $15.00

Skip, Skip, Crash - Skip row corn concerns READ FREE

An Inquisitive Nature - Feature Farmers - James and Richard Wuerflein, Enid, Oklahoma Preview/Purchase $5.00

December 2005 • Volume 4 • Number 3
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Eye of the Storm - Feature Farmer - Roger Oplinger
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Managing Carbon: Do you C What I C? by Dwayne Beck
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An Owner’s Manual for Cropland: Organic Matter Changes and Fertilizer Efficiencies in Long-Term No-till by Matt Hagny    Preview/Purchase $15.00

Some Assembly Required - Feature Farmers - Keith and Brian Berns, Bladen, Nebraska    Preview/Purchase $5.00

September 2005 • Volume 4 • Number 2
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Managing His Ecology - Feature Farmer - Gary Maskus Preview/Purchase $5.00

Managing Phosphorus in No-till by Ray Ward Preview/Purchase $15.00

Pressure Relief by Andy Holzwarth Preview/Purchase $15.00

Better Understanding - Feature Farmer -
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March 2005 • Volume 4 • Number 1
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Against All Odds - Feature Farmer -
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Maximize Crop Residues by Matt Hagny   Preview/Purchase $5.00

Soil Regeneration by Randy Anderson    Preview/Purchase $15.00

Controlled Traffic Anyone? by Matt Hagny   READ FREE

Grace Under Pressure Feature Farmer: Stan Miller    Preview/Purchase $5.00

December 2004 • Volume 3 • Number 3
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Chosen Path - Feature Farmer - Rod Peters Preview/Purchase $5.00

Controlling Tough Grasses Preview/Purchase $5.00

Cropping Strategies in Semi-Arid Climates Preview/Purchase $15.00

Harvest for Better Seedbeds: Residue Distribution Preview/Purchase $5.00

Controlling His Destiny - Feature Farmer - Josh Lloyd Preview/Purchase $5.00

September 2004 • Volume 3 • Number 2
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The Bottom Line - Feature Farmer -
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Nitrogen as a Plant Nutrient Preview/Purchase $15.00

One Little Victory - Feature Farmer
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March 2004 • Volume 3 • Number 1
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Fix the Weak Link - Feature Farmer - David Gillen   Preview/Purchase $5.00

History of Crop Production, With and Without Tillage by Rolf Derpsch    Preview/Purchase $15.00

An Ecological Approach to Weed Management by Randy Anderson   Preview/Purchase $15.00

Emphasis on Rotations by Dwayne Beck Preview/Purchase $15.00

Junior Scientist - Feature Farmer: John Griebel   Preview/Purchase $5.00

December 2003 • Volume 2 • Number 3
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Go Boldly - Feature Farmer -
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Tillage, Rotation & Weeds by Randy Anderson   Preview/Purchase $15.00

Durable Production Tools . by Matt Hagny Preview/Purchase $5.00

Water Infiltration by Rolf Derpsch    Preview/Purchase $5.00

High ’n’ Dry - Feature Farmer -
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March 2003 • Volume 2 • Number 1
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Think Twice - Feature Farmers -
Keith, Doug, and Ben Thompson
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Ray Ward on Soils Preview/Purchase $15.00

Tillage Reincarnated
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Herbicide Resistance?
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Survival, Prosperity,
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For Land’s Sake - Feature Farmer -
Lewis Unruh
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September 2003 • Volume 2 • Number 2
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Farm Smarter - Feature Farmer -Doug Palen Preview/Purchase $5.00

Crop Sequencing and Interval by Randy Anderson Preview/Purchase $15.00

Law of Efficiency - Feature Farmer -Robert Miller Preview/Purchase $5.00

December 2002 • Volume 1 • Number 4

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Charting a Course - Feature Farmer -
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Leveraging Biology by Matt Hagny Preview/Purchase $15.00

Choose Carefully Preview/Purchase $5.00

Paradigms and Decision-Making Frameworks by Peter Donovan Preview/Purchase $5.00

Seeing Everything Anew - Feature Farmer - Mike Arnoldy, Kennebec, South Dakota Preview/Purchase $5.00

September 2002 • Volume 1 • Number 3
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One Step Ahead - Feature Farmer -
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Winter Wheat: Go Deep Read this article FREE

Herbicide Resistance by Roger Long Preview/Purchase $5.00

2001 Kansas No-till Tour, Epilogue
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Fully Invested - Feature Farmer - Les Sims, Wichita, Kansas
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December 2001 • Volume 1 • Number 1 Premiere Issue

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No-till for Profitability................1

Our Roots ...............................2

Soil Health...................................5

Beck on Fertility .........................9

Beyond No-till .........................10

Stacked Rotations .....................13

No Fear No-till .........................19

Note from the President............24

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March 2002 • Volume 1 • Number 2

Abundant Opportunity.............25

Seeding Success.........................30

How Did We Get Here? ...........34

Notes On ‘New’ Crops .............38

Inoculants Are Alive .................40

SD No-till Tour 2001 .....................40

Beck: The Future ......................45

No-till Renaissance ..................48

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Editors of Leading Edge and especially Matt Hagny:

You guys are doing an absolutely fantastic job with your Leading Edge publication and I really look forward to receiving it. I especially like how you bring in upcoming academic journal articles. Clearly, you have taken the high road throughout, with science the centerpiece. But, being somewhat philosophical myself, I have also greatly enjoyed your past articles that may have been a little more historical/philosophical. All in all, besides being genuinely interesting, your publication is providing a tremendous service to those making decisions around No-till technologies – especially in the Great Plains. So, keep up the good work.

Terry Kastens, Ph. D., Extension Agricultural Economist, Farm Management