Articles by Jack Zemlicka

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Sizing Up the Future of Strip-Till

On the ride home from the 23rd annual National No-Tillage Conference held earlier this month in Cincinnati, I couldn't help but glance out the car window and visualize what small, unmanned farm equipment would look like roaming farm fields.
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Getting Every Inch Out of Strip-Tilled Soil

To make the most of their sandy topsoil and diverse cropping system, Wisconsin strip-tillers Eric and Megan Wallendal rely on targeted fertilizer applications and soil preservation.
The phrase "change is constant" is an appropriate one to summarize the ever-evolving strip-till operation at Wallendal Supply in Grand Marsh, Wis.
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Don't Give Your Sidewalls A Lift

Winter is staking its early claim in many parts of the country, and for fall strip-tillers, it’s been a race to get strips built before snow permanently blankets their fields.
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Making The Most Of A Simple Strip-Till System

Cover crops and split-nitrogen applications are beneficial additions to Kyle Schminke’s straightforward strip-till operation in Iowa.
For more than 20 years, a less-is-more approach has defined the strip-till operation of Iowa farmer Kyle Schminke. He got his start working with Shellsburg, Iowa, farmer Homer Showman and today strip-tills about 1,000 acres of corn and no-tills 1,000 acres of soybeans.
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