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Tune Up Your Strip-Till Fertilizer Program

Strip-tillers share how they boost fertilizer efficiency by varying rates and mixing up timing, placement and equipment.

By Dan Zinkland posted on February 1, 2011 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming

Whether they’re veterans or rookies, six strip-tillers across the U.S. are paying close attention to their fertilizer programs to maximize profitable production of corn, soybeans and other crops

Ingenious Toolbar Offers Great Capacity, Flexibility For Strip-Tiller

Shane Houck designed a 60-foot-wide, front-folding-frame toolbar for strip-tilling, planting corn and soybeans and sidedressing corn, too.

By Dan Zinkland posted on November 1, 2010 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming

Just down the road from the machine shed of Pennville, Ind., strip-tiller Shane Houck, a tan boulder stands halfway between the edge of the cornfield and the county blacktop. Cut into the top of the rock is the inscription, “Houck Homestead Farm 1838.”

No-Till Tradition, Passion For Change Fuel Miller Farms

Wisconsin no-tillers make use of cover crops, gypsum, winter wheat and precision ag to enhance soil biology and bump up no-till yields.

By Dan Zinkland posted on November 1, 2010 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Cover Crops, Nutrient Management

Five years ago, Nick and Luke Miller returned to Miller Farms near Oconomowoc, Wis., bringing with them a passion for change that works well with the no-till tradition their father, Bob, began 16 years ago.

Strip-Tilling Helps Farmers Warm Up Soils, Increase Yields

Being patient, managing soil drainage and using RTK and implement steering helps Iowa strip-tillers succeed.

By Dan Zinkland posted on October 1, 2010 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming

Strip-tilling helps manage residue, increase continuous-corn yields and protect the soil, say four Iowa strip-tillers and an ag retailer who have been using the system for years.

Doug Caffrey Didn't Listen To ‘No-Till Won’t Work Here’

Planting early, injecting manure and hungry night crawlers pay off for veteran Iowa no-tiller.

By Dan Zinkland posted on September 1, 2010 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Seeding & Planting, Nutrient Management

Conventional wisdom says no-till won’t work in northern Iowa, an area infamous for cold, wet soils. But Thornton, Iowa, farmer Doug Caffrey, who grows corn and soybeans and raises grow-to-finish hogs, has no-tilled successfully for almost 25 years.

Strip-Tilled Soybeans May Have A Role

Using 30-inch rows in strips could lead to higher yields, lower seed cost, less disease and a boost in profitability

By Dan Zinkland posted on February 1, 2010 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming

While most of the attention in strip-till gets paid to corn, there are some growers who are successfully strip-tilling soybeans.

Do You Know Your Soil’s Nutrient Needs?

Out-of-balance soils can harm soil structure and a no-tiller’s bottom line.

By Darrell Bruggink posted on January 1, 2009 | Posted in Nutrient Management

If you're not measuring the nutrient needs of your soils, you may be throwing tons of money away and hurting your soil structure — even if you’re no-tilling.

Alternative Fertilizer Sources Require Some Caution

August 1, 2008 | Posted in Nutrient Management

With higher fertilizer prices taking a bite out of profits, the thought of getting free fertilizer from more unconventional sources sounds appealing.

Precision Ag Brings Clear Fertilizing Payback

Advanced technologies for improving fertilizer applications provide the most convincing argument for adopting precision ag techniques.

By Dave Kanicki posted on August 1, 2008 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Precision Agriculture

John Barker is convinced that precision ag technologies can produce a real payoff for growers in his region — today more than ever.

Build Mounds Carefully To Make Strip-Tilling Succeed

Successful strip-tiller says mound height sheds excess moisture and provides a suitable seedbed for early planting.

By Ron Perszewski posted on December 1, 2005 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming

“Mound height is the key to successful strip tilling, but I see a lot of people who don’t pay a lot of attention to the mound height,” says Jim Kinsella, who’s been making strip-till work for more than 20 years on his farm in Lexington, Ill.

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