Articles Tagged with ''strip-till''

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Capturing Strip-Till Success on Tough, Poorly Drained Soils

Farmer solves drainage issues & boosts yields with strip-till on stubborn soils

By Noah Newman posted on October 27, 2025 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Seeding & Planting, Soil Health, Water Management

Westin Arseneau was ready for a change after another frustratingly wet spring in Iroquois County, Ill., in 2019. Especially when he noticed his neighbors were the only farmers in the area planting corn in May that year.

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Solving the Residue ‘Rubik’s Cube’ with Custom-Built Attachments

Cover crop seeder for strip-till bar & residue management tool for combine deliver ROI for young farmer

By Noah Newman posted on October 24, 2025 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Soil Health

Tanner Schoff tapped into his passion for building things and started working on a solution that would solve his residue Rubik’s Cube.

Strip-Till, Cereal Rye Pay Off for Pumpkin Growers

New system helps crop survive & thrive after historic 2025 rain event

By Noah Newman posted on October 24, 2025 | Posted in Cover Crops, Crop Protection, Water Management

The Basses’ switch to the new system couldn’t have come at a better time. Just a few weeks after planting pumpkins into the strips, a “1,000-year” rain event dumped a foot of rain on their farm in less than a day.

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Strip-Till Hall of Famers Make Huge Impact in 3 Different Regions

By Noah Newman posted on October 24, 2025 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Nutrient Management

Three more strip-till pioneers were inducted into the Strip-Till Farmer Hall of Fame at the 2025 National Strip-Tillage Conference over the summer

An Up-Close Look at 11 Different Strip-Till Units

By Noah Newman posted on October 23, 2025 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Equipment

Technology editor Noah Newman shares photos of every single strip-till unit that was on display at the 2025 Iowa State Strip-Till Field Day.

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AgZen & Corteva Join Forces to Advance Precision Spraying with RealCoverage

October 22, 2025 | Posted in Crop Protection, Equipment, Precision Agriculture

AgZen, Inc. announced the signing of an agreement with Corteva to explore the commercial potential of AgZen’s crop spraying optimization technology, RealCoverage.

Armoring Your Fields to Avoid 4 Types of Erosion

By Sjoerd Duiker posted on October 22, 2025 | Posted in Crop Protection, Soil Health

Source: PennState Extension

Remember the four types of erosion — interrill (or sheet) erosion, rill erosion, ephemeral gully erosion, and classical gully erosion, and remember that once you see rills, the tolerable soil loss level is already exceeded so urgent action is called for, says Sjoerd Willem Duiker.

Some Strip-Tillers Delay Corn Harvest to Cut Down Drying Costs

By Noah Newman posted on October 16, 2025 | Posted in Cover Crops

With low corn prices, are you leaving corn in the field longer to dry so your drying costs aren’t as high? How will this affect your cover crop strategies? Are you going to plant cover crops late or skip them?

Strip-Till Proves Its Worth in ‘One of Worst Ag Economies Since 2010’

By Noah Newman posted on October 15, 2025 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Soil Health

Are extra tillage passes worth it? The Univ. of Illinois Farmdoc Daily crew unpacked that complex question during a recent webinar recapping a decade of data from the Precision Conservation Management (PCM) program.

The Good, the Bad & the Ugly Sides of Strip-Till

By Tom Truelove posted on October 13, 2025 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Equipment

Joey Hanson has seen the good, bad and ugly sides of strip-till, both in his own farming operation and while custom strip-tilling in Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota.

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Cover Crops, Strip-Till Spark Desert Soil Revival

On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Titan International, we pay a visit to Strip-Till Innovator Robert Boyle’s farm in Coolidge, Ariz., for an up-close look at how he’s transforming his soils with cover crops and diverse rotations.

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Articles Tagged with ''strip-till''

Capturing Strip-Till Success on Tough, Poorly Drained Soils

Solving the Residue ‘Rubik’s Cube’ with Custom-Built Attachments

Strip-Till, Cereal Rye Pay Off for Pumpkin Growers

Strip-Till Hall of Famers Make Huge Impact in 3 Different Regions

An Up-Close Look at 11 Different Strip-Till Units

AgZen & Corteva Join Forces to Advance Precision Spraying with RealCoverage

Armoring Your Fields to Avoid 4 Types of Erosion

Some Strip-Tillers Delay Corn Harvest to Cut Down Drying Costs

Strip-Till Proves Its Worth in ‘One of Worst Ag Economies Since 2010’

The Good, the Bad & the Ugly Sides of Strip-Till

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