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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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New Strip-Tiller Considers Cover Crops To Protect The Soil

By Dan Zinkand posted on April 22, 2012 | Posted in Cover Crops

Many years ago, an advertisement for an investment firm contained the memorable line, “When E.F. Hutton talks, people listen.”

Strip-Till With Cover Crops Enhances Cotton Yields

April 22, 2012 | Posted in Cover Crops

Source: University of Georgia

Using cereal rye and wheat as cover crops increased the yields of strip-tilled cotton vs. using the same cover crops with conventional tillage, according to recent research by the University of Georgia.

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Always Something New To Learn

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

The great thing about visiting with people in agriculture is learning about new practices, including bio strip-till.

Cover Crops Can Recover Flooded Fields

April 22, 2012 | Posted in Cover Crops

Source: Paul Jasa, University of Nebraska

Producers should make field repairs as needed and seed a cover crop to help protect the soil and start rebuilding soil life before the 2012 cropping season.

Strip-Tillers See Big Fertilizer Savings

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

Ask Floyd Koerner III why he and his father, Floyd Koerner Jr., switched to strip-till after 25 years of continuously no-tilling corn and soybeans, and the Laingsburg, Mich., farmer gets right to the point.

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