Once harvest comes to an end, some growers will shift their focus to strip-tillage. Fabian Fernandez, University of Illinois Extension specialist in plant nutrition and soil fertility, offers a few thoughts on applying nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium with strip-till this season.
Already becoming known for its superior performance in applying anhydrous ammonia in heavy residue no-till conditions with little to no visible disturbance at 20" and 30" toolbar row spacing options, AgSynergy now offers its Genesis TRX row unit on the DR toolbar model with 15" row spacing.
When I ask strip-tillers these days how the growing season went, yields are obviously top of mind, particularly this year as a result of the Midwestern drought and the impact on soil moisture levels.
When Victor Leforestier of the European Union asked about fertilizer strategies for strip-tillers in the U.S., Thurston Manufacturing Co. chief marketing officer Nick Jensen shared his perspectives.
After more than 20 years of no-tilling corn and soybeans, Prairie City, Iowa, farmer Gordon Wassenaar decided in the fall of 2010 to shift to strip-till.
Strip-tilling has increased dryland corn yields 30 to 45 bushels per acre for Scott Darling of Pender, Neb., since he started strip-tilling 4 years ago.
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On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, the team pays a visit to No-Till Innovator Jim Leverich for a look at some of his new equipment in Sparta, Wis.
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