Population Adjustments Play Into Seeding Strategies for Strip-Tillers

Population Adjustments Play Into Seeding Strategies for Strip-Tillers

By Jack Zemlicka
As farmers dial into determining where and when to push or scale back on seeding rates, strip-tillers have — on average — consistently planted lower populations than no-tillers for both corn and soybeans.

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