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Strip-Till Management Decisions for Corn-On-Corn Acres

March 18, 2024 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Source: Pioneer

Thanks to advances in corn hybrid genetics, nitrogen stabilizers and crop protection products, corn-on-corn acres are a popular choice amongst farmers.

Spring Strip-Till & Continuous Corn Make Winning Combination

Residue management, equipment adjustments & timing key to strip-tiller’s success

By Noah Newman posted on February 6, 2024 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment

Albany, Wis., native Randy Bump first witnessed the promising potential of strip-till during a road trip to Iowa in the early 2000s.

Strip-Tiller Enjoys Success with Continuous Corn

December 28, 2023 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Seeding & Planting

Source: Farmers Forum

“The nitrogen penalty from burying all those corn stalks was like, 50 bushels per acre,” Warren Schneckenburger says. He has since switched to strip-till, allowing the farm to overcome the previous bottleneck.

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Strip-Till Highlights: Dec. 20, 2022

December 20, 2022

Strip-Till Farmer editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at the grower's realm from the lofty digital realm. Here is our favorite content from the past week from across the web. The Best of the Web series is brought to you by CEAT Specialty Tires.

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Strip-Till Highlights: Dec. 13, 2022

December 13, 2022

Strip-Till Farmer editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at the grower's realm from the lofty digital realm. Here is our favorite content from the past week from across the web. The Best of the Web series is brought to you by CEAT Specialty Tires.

Achieving Repeatable Results with Continuous Strip-Tilled Corn

By Jack Zemlicka posted on May 7, 2020

Overcoming inconsistent soil conditions and weather patterns, Illinois strip-tiller Cade Bushnell will share how a methodical approach to residue management, calculated nitrogen applications and cover crops contribute to consistently profitable strip-tilled corn-on-corn production at the 2020 National Strip-Tillage Conference.

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Are You Adjusting Your Strip-Till Acres?

By Jack Zemlicka posted on June 14, 2017 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

The last few years have prompted some strip-tillers to reevaluate their crop rotation and adjust to the fluctuating commodity market. Talking with a few farmers, they acknowledged making some pre-season planting decisions based in part on the price of corn and soybeans.

Fighting Residue Buildup on High-Yield, Strip-Tilled Continuous Corn

Veteran strip-tiller Rick Childs of Mineral, Ill., shuffles strategies and equipment to find the best ways to manage corn-on-corn residue.

By Ian Gronau posted on April 7, 2015 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment, Soil Health

When he moved to strip-till nearly 15 years ago, Rick Childs wanted a simpler, more efficient way to cover his 1,400 acres of corn-on-corn and soybeans.

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Moving From No-Tilled To Strip-Tilled Corn-On-Corn

October 17, 2014 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101

Stillman Valley, Ill., strip-tiller Cade Bushnell shares his reasoning and results moving from no-tilled to strip-tilled corn-on-corn. He'd struggled with residue management and consistent emergence in no-till, but has seen improvement since moving to strip-till.

How To Tell Corn Ear Rots Apart And Know Their Risk

August 5, 2014 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Pierce Paul, Ohio State University Extension

Ear rots or molds are usually most problematic when cool, wet conditions occur during silking and early grain development, when the ears are most susceptible to fungal infection.

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Leo Johnson and his son, Patrick, are planting corn into strips for the first time in southern Wisconsin. Leo and Patrick discuss how their strip-till maiden voyage has gone so far in this preview of Leo’s 2024 National Strip-Tillage Conference presentation, “What I Learned from My First Year Strip-Tilling.” The conference takes place Aug. 8-9 in Madison, Wis. Download the full program and register at StripTillConference.com.

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