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Simplifying and Streamlining Farm Operations with Strip-Till

Ashland, Neb., farmer Jim Kucera finds that strip-till prepares his seedbed in a fashion best suited to combat weeds, heavy rainfall and erosion.
By Ian Gronau posted on June 23, 2015 | Posted in Seeding & Planting
In spring 2015, Jim Kucera's Ashland, Neb., farm had been deluged with heavy rains. The same was true for many Nebraska farmers faced with delayed planting, severe ponding and in some cases, replanting. Kucera certainly felt the pinch, but he says it's not nearly as bad as it would have been if he didn't switch to strip-till on his 700 acres of corn and 600 acres of soybeans about 5 years ago.
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Mixing Tillage Techniques Makes the Most of Strip-Till

To meet the needs of their diverse farm conditions in northern Illinois, the Book family use strip-till as a foundational farming system.
By Ian Gronau posted on June 9, 2015 | Posted in Seeding & Planting
The Book family, who farms about 2,400 acres in Harvard and Union, Ill., make use of a variety of tillage methods. They no-till acreage 16 miles from their primary operation because the soils are sandy and the organic matter is only around 2%. On their corn-on-corn acres with heavy residue and sometimes close to 20% organic matter, they vertical till and chisel plow. However, they get their best results from the 600 acres of first-year corn that they strip-till.
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Strip-Tillage Product Roundup 2014

Check out the latest strip-tillage offerings from some of the industry's leading suppliers.
July 1, 2014 | Posted in Equipment
Check out the latest strip-tillage offerings from some of the industry's leading suppliers.
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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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