Rock Creek, Minn., no-tiller and strip-tiller Jon Stevens gives a detailed overview of how and why he constructed a strip-till rig from Hiniker cultivator row units to suit his rocky soils and soil health goals.
Stevens leverages strip-till as a tool to complement his no-till and cover crop objectives and was able to cut phosphorus and potassium application rates in half and save $40 per acre by moving away from full-width tillage.
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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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