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To Boost Strip-Till Fertility

By Dan Zinkand posted on January 30, 2013 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101

Placing fertilizer both shallow and deep, and planting in the middle of the berm, can maximize your strip-till corn yields.

Strip-Till Lessons Learned: Roger Wenning

By Roger Wenning and Martha Mintz posted on January 16, 2013 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101

Water has long been my chief adversary in farming. All of my acres have some roll to them and several areas on the farm are classified as highly erodible.

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Strip-Till and Your Fertilizer Program

October 23, 2012 | Posted in Nutrient Management

In this section of the ILF Strip-Tillage Crop Management video "Farmers' Perspective on Strip-Till" experienced Iowa strip-tillers offer their thoughts on a fertilizer program when using this conservation practice.

News - Maximizing High Maize Prices With Strip-Till

September 24, 2012 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Source: Queensland Country Life

Queensland, Australia grain grower, Peter Howlett, uses an Orthman 1tRIPr pre-plant tillage tool, which combines strip till and nutrient placement at two depths in the one pass, prior to planting maize on his farm at Kumbia, west of Kingaroy.

Strip-Tiller Improves Yields By Paying Attention To Details

By Dan Zinkand posted on August 23, 2012 | Posted in Soil Health

Using manure, evaluating fertilizer programs and working closely with agri-businesses are keys to growing above-average yields and improving profits for Oskaloosa, Iowa, strip-tiller Michael Vos.

Strip-Till Whenever Mother Nature Lets You

Veteran strip-tiller Jerry Baysinger shares how he makes the system work in the fall, winter and spring.

By Dan Zinkand posted on August 23, 2012 | Posted in Nutrient Management

When you ask Nebraska strip-tiller Jerry Baysinger whether he makes strips and applies fertilizer in the fall or spring, be prepared for some unusual answers.

Growers Offer Best Spring Strip-Tilling Tips

By Frank Lessiter posted on August 23, 2012 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101

More growers are seeing major benefits by strip-tilling in the spring, citing cropping flexibility, slashed fertilizer costs, reduced winter erosion and the ability to deal with changing weather conditions.

Answers To 17 Strip-Till Questions

By Pete Hill posted on August 23, 2012 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101

Common questions about strip-till get answered by veteran conservation tillage agronomist Pete Hill.

Strip-Till Leaves Conventional Tillage In The Dust

By Ron Perszewski posted on August 23, 2012 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101

In side-by-side comparisons, Monsanto test sites show clear-cut advantages for strip-till and no-till tillage, including greater profits.

How Much Starter Can I Use On My Corn?

August 13, 2012 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101

Source: Daniel Kaiser, Extension Soil Fertility Specialist, University of Minnesota

Seemingly unpredictable weather conditions each spring inevitably bring up questions on placement of fertilizer with the seed.

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