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Cover Crop Strategies for Strip-Till Systems

At the National Strip-Tillage Conference, Corkill shares the ups and downs of his cover cropping journey, including his eye-opening admissions of his biggest failures. No one-size-fits-all approach exists to cover crop success, but Corkill covers the critical variables to consider when implementing them into your strip-till system, including timing, placement and termination.


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Strip-Till Highlights: May 30, 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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Ironing Out Nutrient Management, Equipment Challenges in Strip-Till

Scott Hoober shares lessons learned from 15 years of strip-tilling.
Scott Hoober says proper nutrient uptake is key to closing the corn yield gap. And the key to uptake, he says, is getting the nutrients into the root zone. Using an application rate of 100 pounds of N and 40 pounds of P2O5 as an example, Hoober says nutrient concentrations in the root zone vary dramatically based on application method. 
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Extending the Life of Your Equipment With Hardfacing

Every part involved in the rigors of farming is exposed to destructive wear. Farmers, manufacturers and machinery dealers are finding benefits through advanced hardfacing methods that reduce costs, prolong equipment life, eliminate downtime and reduce unnecessary parts inventories.
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Making Strip-Till Work on a Low Budget

At the National Strip-Tillage Conference, hear the first-generation farmer, Eric Reed, set the Alabama National Corn Growers Assn. dryland corn yield record on poor grounds with a low budget — and he’s on a mission to teach others how to achieve similar success in less-than-ideal conditions. 


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