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Pros & Cons of Coulters, Shanks & Knives

A longtime crop consultant and OEM equipment marketer-turned-manufacturer lays out the basics of strip-till ground-engaging tool designs and how to choose the best for your needs.
Bill Preller says knives are most prevalent in areas where strip-till evolved from converted anhydrous ammonia applicators and are more typical in central and northern Corn Belt fields.
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[Video] Reducing Yield Loss with Farmwave

Founder and CEO Craig Ganssle illustrates how Farmwave uses autonomy alongside a multi-camera system to count grain loss in realtime. Front and back mounted cameras continually register and document individual kernels that fail to be harvested, which the system will extrapolate to determine the percentage loss per bushel in real time. With this information farmers can make adjustments to manage loss wherein they can immediately see the results if the changes and prevent or reduce the yield loss.
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Strip-Till Highlights: April 4, 2023

Strip-Till Farmer editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at the grower's realm from the lofty digital realm. Here is our favorite content from the past week from across the web. The Best of the Web series is brought to you by NACHURS.
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Strip-Till Highlights: March 28, 2023

Strip-Till Farmer editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at the grower's realm from the lofty digital realm. Here is our favorite content from the past week from across the web. The Best of the Web series is brought to you by Copperhead Ag Products.
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United States Farmers Leading the Way in Sustainable Practices

Many have branded modern commercial farming as detrimental to the environment; however, data collected in a new book shows quite the opposite.
In January 2020, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released data documenting the nation’s agricultural outputs, inputs and total farm factor productivity. The research shows a steady increase in total agricultural output from 1948 to 2017, with no increase in farm inputs over the same period.
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