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9 Tips For Successful Strip-Tilling

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

Tile drainage, patience and state and federal financial incentives are some of the things that make strip-till work, says Northfield, Minn., strip-tiller David Legvold, who is one of the speakers at the 2012 National No-Tillage Conference.

Fall Strip-Till Pays Off The Next Spring

By Frank Lessiter posted on August 6, 2012 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Nutrient Management

More no-tillers are finding fertilizing and tilling a 6- to 8-inch narrow band of soil in the fall and planting into this strip the following spring definitely boosts corn yields.

Strip-Tilled Nitrogen Differs Little Than Broadcast For Sugarbeets

July 11, 2012 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Source: University of Nebraska

A University of Nebraska study says that banding nitrogen with strip-till has little effect on sugarbeets vs. broadcasting it.

Strip-Tilling Twin-Row Corn: John Obery of Metamora, Ill.

May 7, 2012 | Posted in Equipment

No-tiller John Obery of Metamora, Ill., shares some reasons for twin-row corn, applying nutrients and why he went away from conventional tillage.

Boost Wheat Yields With Nitrogen At Greenup

April 23, 2012 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Source: Ohio State University

Despite the fact that an unusually wet fall and planting delays kept many wheat farmers from applying starter nitrogen, an Ohio State University Extension educator says they shouldn't rush to apply spring nitrogen earlier than needed.

Tips For Anhydrous Application In Strip-Till

April 22, 2012 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Source: Crop Quest Perspectives

Many strip-tillers incorporate application of various fertilizers — nitrogen, phosphate and potash — when strips are being made. Anhydrous ammonia, a common source of nitrogen, can be toxic to germinating seeds and root systems when applied too close to the seed.

Strip-Tilled Corn Yields More Than Disc-Chiseled, Disc-Ripped

April 10, 2012 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Nutrient Management

Corn strip-tilled in the spring of 2009 out-yielded other practices used to grow corn, according to a study from Iowa State University.

Strip-Tilling Corn Boosts Income For North Dakotans

By Dan Zinkand posted on April 6, 2012 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101

After 14 years of no-tilling, Glenburn, N.D., farmer Robert Schaefer and his father, Dan, started strip-tilling their corn acres, a move that has increased yields 20 to 30 bushels an acre.

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