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Strip-Till Right The First Time

But first learn what will work and won’t work under your farming conditions.
By Susan K. Davis posted on October 1, 2005 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming
When it comes to strip-tilling effectively, Tony and Doug Anderson benefit from both farming and equipment dealer experience. Besides farming 2,500 acres, the brothers own Anderson Equipment, a shortline dealership selling planting and tillage equipment at Washington Court House, Ohio.
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With 70 Sweet Corn Varieties, Timely Planting Is Critical

Paying attention to detail is necessary when strip-tilling and no-tilling a crop that costs as as much as $1,500 per acre to produce.
By Ron Ross and Gary Swee posted on June 1, 2005
When we're asked if we “created” our name as a marketing strategy, we are quick to point out we’re the fourth generation of Sweets to grow sweet corn in northeastern Ohio. My great-grandfather Dermott Sweet started the operation in 1880, and for more than a century we were primarily a wholesale company.
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Don’t Separate Nitrogen And Tillage

It pays to remember that different tillage systems affect nitrogen in different ways.
June 1, 2005 | Posted in Nutrient Management
You can't talk about nitrogen management without talking about tillage management. And separating nitrogen management from management of no-till and other tillage systems can be dangerous, according to Alan Sundermeier, an Ohio State University extension educator.
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Just One Step At A Time!

The winning entry from a Georgia college student in the Phoenix Rotary Equipment Ltd. conservation tillage essay contest explains how her three-generation family dealt with the controversial idea of strip-tilling.
By Katie Smith posted on February 1, 2005
In homes all across america, casual conversations to heated discussions are held about such issues as Democrats or Republicans, right wing or left wing, college football and professional baseball. But not in my house.
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They Went Cold Turkey With No-Till

New no-tillers can count on making fewer trips across the field and spending less for less labor and fuel, but you’ll be devoting more time to management.
By Fred Luhnow and Ron Ross posted on September 1, 2004
In the Mid-1980s, we switched from moldboard plowing to a conservation farming system of chisel plowing, discing and planting. It was the recommended soil saving system of the time, but we seemed to be stuck in place.
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Strips Shine In Soggy Spring

Switching from ridges to strips paid big dividends for this Ohio no-tiller, especially in wet conditions.
By Susan K. Davis posted on December 1, 2003 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming
Joe Garland examines the golden corn stalks that an earthworm has carefully dragged into its hole. The Ohio farmer finds earthworms are just one benefit of strip-tillage.
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Stripping Away No-Till Soil Concerns

While strip-till can often overcome wet and cold soil problems, there’s no reason to consider the expense and time involved if no-till corn is working for you.
By Frank Lessiter posted on August 1, 2002 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming
With some midwestern no-tillers facing concerns with cold and wet soils, building fall strips may be a good way to dry out and warm up these problem soils before no-tilling in the spring.
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