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Iowa Farmer Tests New Conservation Practice

August 7, 2013 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Source: Iowa State University, Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture press release

Iowa farmer Seth Watkins is blazing the trail with a new conservation practice to reduce soil loss and improve water quality: seeding strips of native prairie into cropland on his farm.

Inaccuracy Cuts Strip-Tilled Corn Yields

September 17, 2010 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Corn yields dropped 6 bushels per acre for every inch of driving error away from the edge of the strip, according to an Oklahoma State University research study.

Saving Soil A High Priority For Illinois No-Tiller

David Uchtmann puts 240 acres of marginal cropland into filter strips, quail habitat and sod waterways to keep dirt out of creeks.

By Darrell Bruggink posted on July 1, 2008 | Posted in Soil Health

While some farmers are driven purely to make a buck, you might say that David Uchtmann is driven to get a buck.

Spring Stripping Strategies

With last-minute changes being made in crop rotations and expansion of continuous corn acres, spring strip-tilling is gaining momentum.

By Frank Lessiter posted on February 1, 2008 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming

If you happen to think that strip-tilling is mainly a fall practice, guess again.

Strip-Tiller Designs Heavy-Duty Machine

Mark Bauer says his Soil Warrior works in all soil types while blending nutrients into zones that don’t wash away.

By Ron Perszewski posted on November 1, 2006 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101

There's a buzz — some of it positive, some not — coming out of southeastern Minnesota about a new strip-tilling machine. The chatter focuses on Mark Bauer’s Soil Warrior, which he says provides an unprecedented balance between conventional tillage and no-till.

Strip-Tiller Designs Heavy-Duty Machine

Mark Bauer says his Soil Warrior works in all soil types while blending nutrients into zones that don’t wash away.

By Ron Perszewski posted on November 1, 2006 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming

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We Tied It All Together With Smooth Transition To Strip-Tilling

Multi-purpose equipment aids efficiency, and current practices could qualify for soil and water conservation payments.

By Randy Norby and Ron Ross posted on August 1, 2006 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming

Multi-purpose equipment aids efficiency, and current practices could qualify for soil and water conservation payments.

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Solutions for No-Till Corn

By Frank Lessiter posted on November 1, 1998 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101

With no-till corn acres taking a beating in 1998 in some areas, farmers are looking for ways to overcome these concerns.

Test Plot Design Gets Easier

The split-planter comparison methods provides a simple, reliable way to gather highly valuable on-farm yield data.

By Julie Orchard posted on August 1, 1998 | Posted in Precision Agriculture

Yield monitors are an unparalleled data-collection device for on-farm testing, says Tom Doerge, Pioneer precision farming specialist.

Turn Up Heat On No-Till Corn With Fall Strip Tilling

No-Tillers are finding that mounding a strip of soil with or without deep placement of nutrients ahead of the planter can provide a warm, dry seedbed and help no-till corn get off to a faster start.

By Frank Lessiter posted on August 1, 1998 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Cliff Roberts has been fall strip tilling for a dozen years. The Kentland, Ind., farmer is pretty blunt about why he likes to fall strip till for no-tilled corn grown on silt loam soils.

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