Most strip-tillers understand the importance of soil testing, as they typically serve as the baseline for fertilizer purchases and application. But if someone were to hand you a soil test report, would you be able to read the information and understand what it means? Knowing what to look for, how to interpret the data and then apply it to make informed nutrient management decisions is essential at a time when soil and fertilizer runoff are growing public concerns.

Patience is a virtue and especially true for taking advantage of the optimal window to building an ideal strip-tilled seedbed. There are numerous ways to set up a strip-till rig and survive with an adequate berm, but truly succeeding requires ambition and adaptation to accommodate ever-changing soil conditions.

How does placement of phosphorus (P) in strip-till compare to other tillage systems and application practices? David Mengel, who currently operates a farm in Randolph, Kan., shares and analyzes results of recent research on P application to corn and soybeans in different tillage systems and offers agronomic considerations for how strip-tillers can be more efficient with P applications.

Seeking more flexibility and freedom on his cropping operation, one takes transition to strip-till too far.

This 11-page eGuide “Insights, Takeaways & Anecdotes: Best of the Strip-Till Farmer Blogs” shares how you can gather some of the most valuable knowledge on new and improved strip-tilling practices, and it’s FREE!

This 5-page eGuide “50 Tips, Tricks & Techniques to Be a Better Strip-Tiller” shares how you can gather some of the most valuable knowledge about strip-till from experts, and it’s FREE!