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Strip-Till Benefits Translate To Vegetables

February 13, 2013 | Posted in Cover Crops

Source: Michigan State University

Using a strip tillage system in combination with cover crops benefits vegetable farmers as well as the land, according to long-term research by Dan Brainard, a Michigan State University (MSU) horticulture researcher.

More North Dakota Farmers Considering Strip-Till Corn

By Dan Zinkand posted on December 13, 2012 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101

After hearing detailed questions from farmers about fall strip-till during the recent Big Iron Farm Show, Thurston Mfg. Co. chief marketing officer Nick Jensen and Bob Saunders, a territory sales manager for Asgrow and De Kalb, decided to hold several meetings and strip-till demonstrations in the area last October.

Strip-Till Plots Show Soil Conservation Benefits

September 13, 2012 | Posted in Water Management

Source: Michigan State University

in MSU strip-tilled sweet corn trials, plots with rye residue on the soil surface had approximately 5 percent greater water content in the top 10 inches then plots without rye mulch.

Bold Decision Pays Off

By Dan Zinkand posted on September 13, 2012 | Posted in Cover Crops

Just 3 years after graduating from Cornell University, 24-year-old farmer Joe Brightly of Hamlin, N.Y., loves the benefits of switching to strip-till and complementing it with cover crops.

Cover Crop Combinations Used For 'Bio Strip-Till'

By Dan Zinkand posted on August 23, 2012 | Posted in Cover Crops

Strip-tillers throughout the U.S. and Canada continue to try different combinations of cover crops, creating a "bio strip-till" system where the roots of annual ryegrass, clover, radish and other crops complement mechanical tillage.

Strip-Till Grows Among Farmers In California

August 23, 2012 | Posted in Water Management

More and more farmers in California are using strip-till according to surveys by the stateï¿½s Conservation Tillage and Cropping Systems Workgroup.

Radish Roots Can 'Bio-Strip-Till' Fields

July 11, 2012 | Posted in Cover Crops

Source: eOrganic

The deep roots of radishes, and the voids that winterkilled and decayed radishes create, have led some farmers to "bio strip-till" with the popular cover crop, says a report by several university experts.

Strip-Tillers Exploring Cover Crops In France

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

Source: Victor Leforestier

I read an article in Strip-Till Strategies in February in which Iowa strip-tiller and no-tiller Gordon Wassenaar said he planned to start using cover crops to provide more protection for his soil.

Tillage Radish Survives The Winter: Now What?

April 23, 2012 | Posted in Cover Crops

Source: Cover Crop Solutions Technical Bulletin

This year was exceptionally warm in many areas of the U.S. and farmers may now see new growth emerging from some surviving Tillage Radish tubers.

No-Till Practices Boost Missouri Farm Operation

April 23, 2012 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101

Source: NRCS Missouri Office

Jim Hoene Improves Farming Operations Systematically with Conservation Practices, Including No-Till

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