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What I’ve Learned About Fall Strip-Till, Shanks, Nitrogen & Covers

Experienced strip-tillers share lessons learned about fertilizer placement, cover crop seeding methods & equipment adjustments

By Noah Newman posted on February 6, 2024 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Cover Crops, Nutrient Management

Larry Tombaugh from Streator, Ill., Paul Dubbels from Fergus Falls, Minn., and Jon Stevens from Rock Creek, Minn., each shared insights about their operation at the 2023 National Strip-Tillage Conference.

Varying Soil & Environmental Conditions Require Alternative Planter Setups

Strip-till consultant Kevin Kimberley explains how to set up your planter for success year-after-year by being willing to adapt to changing soil and environmental conditions

By Maclaren Krueger posted on February 6, 2024 | Posted in Equipment

“Normalization of deviation,” says Kevin Kimberley, an Iowa strip-tiller with over 35 years of experience and owner of Kimberley Ag Consulting. “If you keep deviating from what’s normal over and over again, it becomes the new norm.”

4 Steps for Clean Soybean Fields in 2024

By Mike Hannewald posted on February 6, 2024 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Ohio Country Journal

It’s time to start thinking about prepaying inputs for the coming year and part of that is putting together plans for how we’re going to keep fields clean and to be able to know what herbicides we want to purchase and at what rates.

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300-Bushel Corn Grower Shares No-Till Planting Tips

By Noah Newman posted on February 2, 2024 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101

On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Montag Manufacturing, Amherst, Neb., no-tiller Jared Kenney shares a key lesson learned from one of his biggest planting mistakes, and how it helped him break the 300-bushel barrier twice.

What Are 3 Crucial Prerequisites for Growing 300-Bushel Corn?

By Michaela Paukner posted on February 2, 2024 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Soil Health

University of Illinois professor Fred Below says there are 3 crucial factors that strip-tillers need to have right before diving into the management strategies outlined in his famous “7 Wonders of the Corn Yield World."

Using Analytics to Predict ROI for Your Strip-Till Investments

By Noah Newman posted on February 1, 2024 | Posted in Equipment, Precision Agriculture

Clay Mitchell, farmer and co-founder of farmland venture capital firm Fall Line Capital, shares how he identifies the best investments for his operation.

Checklist: 8 Factors to Consider When Buying a Smart Sprayer

February 1, 2024 | Posted in Crop Protection, Equipment, Precision Agriculture

Source: Trimble

This blog from Trimble examines 8 things for your customers to consider when investing in a smart sprayer.

Strip-Till Corn Yield Champions Share Bin-Busting Strategies & Lessons Learned

February 1, 2024 | Posted in Cover Crops, Equipment, Nutrient Management, Seeding & Planting

Source: NCGA Corn Yield Contest

“I try and stay on top of what the crop will need before it needs it, and this year was no different,” Ben Kron says. “I harvested November 17 and was happy with the results.”

How Much Yield Increase to Expect When Applying Phosphorus Fertilizer

January 31, 2024 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Source: C.O.R.N. Newsletter

A few frequent questions about phosphorus (P) fertilizer use are: Does P fertilizer always result in a positive yield response? How much yield increase is expected with applied P? What is the likelihood of yield penalty if P fertilizer is not applied?

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Cover Crops, Strip-Till Spark Desert Soil Revival

On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Titan International, we pay a visit to Strip-Till Innovator Robert Boyle’s farm in Coolidge, Ariz., for an up-close look at how he’s transforming his soils with cover crops and diverse rotations.

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What I’ve Learned About Fall Strip-Till, Shanks, Nitrogen & Covers

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