Articles by Jack Zemlicka

Building a Support Network, Builds a Better Strip-Till Unit

By Jack Zemlicka posted on March 27, 2013 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101

Strip-till certainly isnâ€™t a secret or new concept. For more than 20 years, Charlie Hammer and his wife Nancy Kavazanjian, have been strip-tilling corn on their nearly 1,900 acres near Beaver Dam, Wis.

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Innovative Farmer Introduces Strip-Freshener

By Jack Zemlicka posted on March 22, 2013 | Posted in Equipment

Todd Mooberry, strip-till farmer in Low Point, Ill., introduces his "strip-freshener" unit that he designed and is selling to Yetter for production. Runs in the spring over strips made in the fall to help them dry out and apply fertilizer to the strip. Also able to improve the ride of his planter, at least 8-10 percent.

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Bouncing Ideas Off Neighbors

By Jack Zemlicka posted on March 13, 2013

One of the challenges of strip-tilling is that there's not always a next-door neighbor handy to bounce fertilizer-application ideas off of, or discuss residue-management strategies.

Keeping Strip-Till Corn-On-Corn Residue In Check

A strip-till forum in Iowa offered a range of solutions and suggestions for breaking down residue and jumpstarting nutrient cycling in soils.

By Jack Zemlicka posted on March 13, 2013 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Heading into his third year of strip-tilling, Jeremy Swanson is still waiting to see what kind of a yield improvement he'll get after moving away from conventional tillage.

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Did Strip-Till Solve My Nutrient Stratification Problems?

Independent on-farm researcher Marion Calmer checks in from Alpha, Ill., with a preview of his 2024 National Strip-Tillage Conference presentation, “Did Strip-Till Solve My Nutrient Stratification Problems?” Over the last 5 years, Calmer has been examining fertility levels vertically in his soil profile. This inch-by-inch examination uncovered a serious nutrient stratification problem on his farm that was costing him up to $135,000 annually. The No-Till Legend switched back to strip-till in 2023 for the first time since 1995 in an effort to solve his nutrient stratification problems.

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