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Using Analytics to Predict ROI for Your Strip-Till Investments

By Noah Newman posted on February 1, 2024 | Posted in Equipment, Precision Agriculture

Clay Mitchell, farmer and co-founder of farmland venture capital firm Fall Line Capital, shares how he identifies the best investments for his operation.

[Podcast] A Dollars and Sense Approach to Analyzing Strip-Till Value

This week we welcome strip-tiller Trent Sanderson to share his calculated approach to understanding the real ROI of his strip-till system by evaluating profit and loss on every acre.

October 4, 2017 | Posted in Equipment

This week we welcome strip-tiller Trent Sanderson to share his calculated approach to understanding the real ROI of his strip-till system by evaluating profit and loss on every acre.

4 Things Farmers Should Know for 2017

June 27, 2017

Farmers now have new data to help them get the best return on their on-farm investments. Results from the 2016 Answer Plot program by WinField United provide 4 key insights for farmers

Yetter Introduces New N Keeper Fertilizer Attachment

July 22, 2014 | Posted in Equipment

Making the most of fertilizer investments is on the top of producers minds as overall input costs continue to rise. The new 6200-060 N Keeper from Yetter Farm Equipment seals the slot that is opened during fertilizer application, helping ensure growing plants can take full advantage of either pre-plant or side-dress applied nitrogen.

Trelleborg To Open $50 Million U.S. Manufacturing Facility

May 6, 2014 | Posted in Equipment

Trelleborg is to open its first North American manufacturing facility dedicated to the manufacture of premium radial tires for agricultural machinery.

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New Technology For The Farm

December 23, 2013 | Posted in Equipment, Precision Agriculture

Ricky Kratz, Slinger, Wis., strip-tiller, shares the new technology they have added to their farm, how it has improved planting and how soon they were able to receive results from their investments.

Strip-Tiller Tames Rocks And Residue

By Dan Zinkand posted on February 13, 2013 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Although there have been some headaches and learning experiences along the way, Josh and Philip Backstrom are happy with the investment they've made in strip-tilling.

Benefits Of Bt Corn Go Beyond Rootworm Resistance

February 13, 2013 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Source: Crop Science Society Of America

Engineered to produce the bacterial toxin, Bt, "Bt corn" resists attack by corn rootworm, a pest that feeds on roots and can cause annual losses of up to $1 billion, but besides merely protecting against these losses, the Bt trait has also boosted corn yields, in some cases beyond normal expectations.

Lessiter Publications Appoints New Vice President

February 7, 2013 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101

Lessiter Publications, Inc. of Brookfield, Wis., is pleased to announce that Michael Storts has been promoted to Vice President of Finance & Administration.

Global Potash Supply Capacity Could Outstrip Demand By 2020

July 10, 2012 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Winnipeg Free Press

Global supplies of potash could outstrip demand by between 59 and 100 per cent by the end of the decade, a research report from Rabobank warns.

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Independent on-farm researcher Marion Calmer checks in from Alpha, Ill., with a preview of his 2024 National Strip-Tillage Conference presentation, “Did Strip-Till Solve My Nutrient Stratification Problems?” Over the last 5 years, Calmer has been examining fertility levels vertically in his soil profile. This inch-by-inch examination uncovered a serious nutrient stratification problem on his farm that was costing him up to $135,000 annually. The No-Till Legend switched back to strip-till in 2023 for the first time since 1995 in an effort to solve his nutrient stratification problems.

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