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Strip-Till Beginner Grows ‘Best Crop Ever’ with Multiple Application Methods

Fall & spring NPK, custom starter mix, cover crops & in-season variable rate applications boost strip-tiller's bottom line & yields
By Noah Newman posted on April 25, 2025 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Cover Crops, Nutrient Management
Andrew Focht is still trying to figure out the best fertilizer rates for his farm, but his goals are clear. He wants to slash his fertilizer bill by 25% and use only 0.8 pounds of N per bushel, which is about 0.3-0.4 pounds less than he’s used in years past.
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How Does Your Strip-Till Operation Stack Up to Others in 2025?

By Noah Newman posted on April 15, 2025 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Cover Crops, Crop Protection, Nutrient Management, Seeding & Planting
It’s that time once again to see how your farm stacks up to others with our 12th annual Strip-Till Operational Benchmark Study. Since the industry-first survey launched in 2013, your average strip-tilled corn yields have gone up — from 184 to 205 — and so have our questions — from 30 to over 130!
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Un-Silo Your Spray Applications Records, Reveal In-Season Insights

RDO Equipment Co. agronomist Maria Zepeda recalls her dad’s shoebox filling system to explain how a free Farm Management System (FMS) streamlines application documentation & reveals insights
By Maria Zepeda posted on April 15, 2025 | Posted in Equipment, Precision Agriculture
Many farmers, like my dad, have their notebook organizational system. While these simple pen-and-paper record-keeping systems work, they keep information siloed, often disappearing into closets or filing cabinets.
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David Hula Shares Keys to High Strip-Till Yields

Record-breaking formula consists of balanced nutrition & on-farm experimentation
By Noah Newman posted on April 14, 2025 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Equipment, Nutrient Management, Seeding & Planting
Charles City, Va., strip-tiller David Hula recently captured his 13th NCGA High Yield Contest title with a 490-bushel yield in the strip-till irrigated class — nothing new for the third-generation farmer, who remains the only one to break the 600-bushel mark (2019, 2021 and 2023).
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8 Steps to Long-Term Strip-Till Success

Alan Madison’s checklist includes cereal rye, high-rate strips, in-season chlorophyll testing & early harvests
By Noah Newman posted on April 10, 2025 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Cover Crops, Equipment, Nutrient Management, Seeding & Planting
Take one look at Alan Madison’s office wall — covered with high-yield contest plaques, awards and honors — and you can immediately tell he’s been on the cutting edge of conservation ag for quite some time.
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