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[Podcast] Learning from Trial and Error to Transform a Strip-Till System

This week we're joined by Nickerson, Neb., farmers Kirk Brand and Brent Willnerd, who discuss the hard learned lessons they've experienced following their adoption of strip-till on their combined operation four years ago.
December 14, 2017 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Nutrient Management
This week we're joined by Nickerson, Neb., farmers Kirk Brand and Brent Willnerd, who discuss the hard learned lessons they've experienced following their adoption of strip-till on their combined operation four years ago.
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[Podcast] Converting the Versatile Value of Cover Cropping in Strip-Till

This week we welcome Lakefield, Minn., farmer Jerry Ackermann to share how his evolving cover cropping methods have accelerated water infiltration and reduced reliance on herbicide application.
November 30, 2017 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Nutrient Management
This week we welcome Lakefield, Minn., farmer Jerry Ackermann to share how his evolving cover cropping methods have accelerated water infiltration and reduced reliance on herbicide application.
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[Podcast] Paying Attention to Planter Performance in Strip-Till

This week we welcome former CEO of Dawn Equipment, Jim Bassett. With more than 30 years of experience designing, modifying and using planting systems, Jim understands that planters are the most important piece of equipment on the farm.
November 16, 2017 | Posted in Equipment
This week we welcome former CEO of Dawn Equipment, Jim Bassett. With more than 30 years of experience designing, modifying and using planting systems, Jim understands that planters are the most important piece of equipment on the farm.
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Filling the Intercropping Info Gap

Intercropping formula promises food security in Sahel Africa
November 15, 2017 | Posted in Crop Protection, Nutrient Management
Source: American Society of Agronomy, Soil Science Society of America, Crop Science Society of America
Sometimes, growing two crops simultaneously on the same piece of land — called intercropping — can benefit farmers. But it needs careful planning and resource management.
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Did Strip-Till Solve My Nutrient Stratification Problems?

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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