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Strip-Tillers Boost Bottom Line & Soil Health with Twin-Row System

3-person operation gets the most out of every acre with strip-till, twin-row planting & cover crops

By Noah Newman posted on July 10, 2023 | Posted in Cover Crops, Strip-Till Farming

Ryan and Melissa Shaw of Marlette, Mich., had their fair share of anxiety when going all in on strip-till in the fall of 2014. It was a major investment, and there was a sizable learning curve after a lifetime of conventional farming.

New Incentive Helps Growers Give 20-Inch Twin Rows a Try

Even narrower rows and twin rows may be important to get average corn yields over the 300-bushel-per-acre mark.

By Frank Lessiter posted on May 13, 2015 | Posted in Equipment, Seeding & Planting

An Iowa seed company believes enough in the benefits of growing twin-row corn with new hybrids that are better suited to extremely high plant populations that it’s offering a unique cost-saving equipment incentive this year to growers.

Making Twin-Row, No-Tilled Corn And Soybeans Pay Off

The quest for bigger yields and healthier plants led Ohio no-tiller David McNeilan to establish a twin-row system for corn and soybeans that takes advantage of higher populations and a quicker canopy.

By Mark Parker posted on November 1, 2013 | Posted in Cover Crops, Seeding & Planting

Ohio no-tiller David McNeilan wanted to give his corn a little more room to breathe — and tap into more nutrients, moisture and sunlight. But he also wanted more plants per acre to chase higher yield goals.

Case IH Twin-Row Planter Offers New Option

August 13, 2012 | Posted in Equipment

Source: Jack Zemlicka

After striking a deal in June to have Great Plains Mfg. supply twin-row planters, Case IH showcased the new technology at its media event in Racine on Aug. 9, 2012.

No-Till Twin-Row Cropping Continues Farming Evolution

Building on the benefits of conservation tillage, growers find additional advantages and yields from the twin-row system.

By Ron Perszewski posted on February 15, 2007 | Posted in Equipment, Seeding & Planting

Once considered a radical cropping system, no-tilling continued its climb into the mainstream this year. News headlines noted the surging number of growers jumping into no-tilling to escape from skyrocketing fuel and fertilizer prices.

Twin Rows Take No-Tiller To His Best-Ever Corn Yields

After more than 20 years of no-tilling, Bob Myers finds that the unconventional approach produces better in his fields.

By Ron Perszewski posted on August 1, 2006 | Posted in Equipment, Nutrient Management

Bob Myers believes in twin-row corn. By no-tilling corn in twin rows, 6 inches apart on 30-inch centers, Myers has been able to push his corn yields to more than 200 bushels per acre.

No-Till Twin Rows Are Working!

By Frank Lessiter posted on November 1, 2002 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

During last summer’s Purdue University Top Farmer Crop Workshop, Great Plains Manufacturing demonstrated a new twin-row corn-and-soybean system.

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