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How Strip-Till is Driving Higher Yields

September 2, 2021 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment, Nutrient Management
2020 was anything but typical. But for farmers who got an early start on planting, managed to navigate extreme weather and put down the right fertility, it turned out pretty great, especially for those who were able to capitalize on improved crop prices and earn top placements in the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) Yield Contest. The Building Healthier Soil and Profits with Strip-Till series is brought to you by Environmental Tillage Systems.
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How Lamb Farms Grows Profits & Efficiency with 4R Nutrient Management

May 1, 2021 | Posted in Crop Protection, Nutrient Management
For Janette Veazey-Post, a New York farmer and one of the owners/operators at Lamb Farms, sustainability is a driving force behind their success. In fact, she attributes their desire to reuse, repurpose and do more with less to helping them become more efficient and profitable each year.
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Saving With the SoilWarrior: Improve Fertilizer Efficiency & Your Bottom Line

October 21, 2020
With return on investment top of mind for many growers, RTK, tissue sampling, variable-rate technology (VRT) and other precision tools are becoming essential for running a profitable business. The tricky part can be saving money without sacrificing yields.
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Gaining Acres with Strip-Till and the SoilWarrior

August 14, 2020
Purchasing equipment in an unstable market is a decision offering both risk and reward. Farmers are no strangers to taking risks with every acre they plant, but when it comes to cash flowing purchases and taking on debt, they need to see a solid return on investment before going all in.
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5 Tips For Selling Used Farm Equipment

June 30, 2020
While late-model, low-hour and well-maintained equipment typically sells the best in all scenarios, Danny Beach, regional sales manager for Environmental Tillage Systems who has more than 15 years of experience in ag equipment sales, offers five tips to support a strong sale.
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The Timing is Right: Flexibility in the Timing of Strip-Till With Nutrient Application

May 8, 2020 | Posted in Equipment, Nutrient Management
Whether you are thinking about trying strip-till or already using strip-till in your farming operation, the question of timing comes up: fall or spring? There are many factors that go into this decision, including availability of equipment and labor, and weather and field conditions that change year to year.
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Strip-Till with SoilWarrior Helps David Hula Set New Corn Yield World Record

December 17, 2019 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Seeding & Planting, Equipment
David Hula is no stranger to breaking yield records. The Virginia farmer has topped the NCGA National Corn Yield Contest five times since 2003 in the strip, min, mulch, ridge-till irrigated category. The previous world record of 542 bushels per acre, set by Hula in 2017, has been shattered by his 2019 yield of 616.1953 on ground he strip-tills with the SoilWarrior.
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Did Strip-Till Solve My Nutrient Stratification Problems?

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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