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Building Spring Strips When It Didn’t Get Done

If a late harvest didn’t allow you to strip-till last fall, making shallower berms and splitting fertilizer this spring can help you stay on track

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

While many strip-tillers would have preferred to build strips and put down fertilizer in the fall, a late harvest prevented much of the work from being completed.

What I've Learned from No-Tilling

Family Tradition Of Trying Things Works Well

This Kansas no-tiller has evaluated strip-till and no-till lowered nitrogen rates by more than 50% and developed a prescription precision ag program

By Joel McClure and Ron Ross posted on January 1, 2010 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Equipment, Precision Agriculture

I’m the fourth generation to manage McClure Farms in the area of southwestern Kansas that is depicted as the heart of the 1930’s Dust Bowl.

Settling On Spring Strip-Till

Iowa corn grower Jeff Reints has used full tillage, no-till, zone-tillage and fall strip-till, but he has settled on strips for raising corn.

By Darrell Bruggink posted on November 1, 2009 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming

Iowa corn grower Jeff Reints has used full tillage, no-till, zone-tillage and fall strip-till, but he has settled on spring strips for raising corn.

No-Till Briefs

November 1, 2009 | Posted in Cover Crops, Crop Protection, Residue Management

Paul Jasa admits it sounds odd, but he says cover crops help break down corn residue and improve no-till efforts the next year.

11 Things He’s Learned About Strip-Till

20 years after inventing the Corn Belt’s version of the strip-till rig, Richard Follmer shares a few of the practice’s advantages and must-do tips and techniques.

By Mark Moore posted on August 1, 2009 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming

If you haven't heard of Richard Follmer, just know that you've probably used a version of his invention if you've used a strip-till unit recently. The owner of Progressive Farm Products in Hudson, Ill., invented the midmount, dual-placement strip-till toolbar that is being used by thousands of Corn Belt farmers.

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Nudging Closer To A Never-Till System

Wendte brothers bring differing career experiences together to take on a tough no-till challenge in the flat, black soils of central Illinois.

By Ron Ross posted on August 1, 2009 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101

I was pleased when the Illinois Department of Agriculture reported in late 2006 that no-till acres in the state had, for the first time, exceeded the number of conventionally tilled acres.

The No-Till Target: Efficient Fertilizer Placement

How and where you apply your fertilizer — and in what form — can make a big impact on your no-till yields.

By Mark Moore posted on August 1, 2009 | Posted in Nutrient Management

What producer doesn’t want to make the most efficient use of their fertilizer dollars? But more than ever, no-tillers are looking for ways to slash fertilizer costs while maximizing corn, soybean and wheat yields, says Phil Needham.

Why They Strip-Till... And What They’ve Picked Up

Five strip-tillers explain the benefits of this system in their operations.

By Frank Lessiter posted on August 1, 2009 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming

A growing number of farmers are switching to strip-till for a variety of reasons. Whether it’s to warm up soils that remain cold for too long in the spring, to trim input costs, to reduce compaction, improve drainage or other reasons, strip-till is getting a closer look these days.

Measuring Cost To Reward Helps No-Till Profitability

Ohio no-tiller Dave Lotz finds some management decisions, like adding filter strips, reduce production but actually increase profits.

By Martha Ostendorf posted on July 1, 2009 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Residue Management

Identifying the holes where profits leak away is a talent Kenton, Ohio, no-tiller Dave Lotz has nearly perfected during almost 25 years of no-till trial and error.

Choosing Between No-Till And Tillage

June 9, 2009 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Cover Crops

Source: By Randall Reeder, Ohio State University Extension ag engineer

If a no-till cropping system provided the highest yields and greatest net profit, what tillage system would you use?

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No-Tiller Overcomes Planter Problem on First Day of Planting

Go behind the scenes with Leo Johnson and his son, Patrick, as they plant corn into strips for the first time on their 1,000-acre farm in Clinton, Wis. Jason Pennycook, precision specialist for 9-store Case IH dealer Johnson Tractor, comes to the rescue with remote support when Patrick runs into a problem with the planter in the field.

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