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U.S. Technology Helps Expand Strip-Till In France And South Africa

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

Dean Carstens, president of Twin Diamond Industries in Minden, Neb., traveled to France in September to visit with farmers interested in strip-till. Twin Diamond ran a small ad about a year ago in an international ag equipment publication that generated five e-mails.

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What Would You Want In A Strip-Till Rig?

By Dan Zinkand posted on May 30, 2012 | Posted in Equipment

If you could start over again, or upgrade your equipment, what kind of design and technology would you want in a strip-till rig?

Fertility an Investment, Not a Cost

By Martha Mintz posted on April 23, 2012 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101

No-till, fertility management and herbicide rotation have saved Downing, Wis., multitasker Bill Hurtgen time and money. All are nuggets the relatively new farmer picked up attending a night class at his local technical college.

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Passion For Learning Connects Strip-Tillers World Wide

By Dan Zinkand posted on April 23, 2012 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101

When someone in Europe wanted to know about conservation tillage some months ago, I turned to a number of people, including Dean Carstens, co-owner of Twin Diamond Industries in Minden, Neb. His company makes "Strip Cat" machines for strip-tillers.

Precision Fertilizer Placement Pays Off For Oregon Strip-Tiller

By Dan Zinkand posted on April 22, 2012 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Precision Agriculture

Hermiston, Ore., corn grower Jordan Bennett started strip-tilling in 2008 after the price of corn shot up, and now he strip-tills 3,800 acres of corn with a one-pass system.

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