Cover Crops

[Podcast] Starting Out in Strip-Till: Building Confidence with Relationships

In this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Agrisolutions, we're joined by Lowville, N.Y., strip-tiller Aaron Miller about how he got started in strip-till, while simultaneously becoming a strip-till equipment dealer.
In this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Agrisolutions, we're joined by Lowville, N.Y., strip-tiller Aaron Miller about how he got started in strip-till, while simultaneously becoming a strip-till equipment dealer.
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[Podcast] Strip-Tilling Soybeans: What Recent Research Has Told Us about Tillage, Row Spacing and Fertilizer Placement

In this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Agrisolutions, we're joined by Senior Outreach Specialist John Gaska who presents brand new university extension research results on strip-tilled soybeans to include analysis of nutrient management practices, seedbed preparation and yield results.
In this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Agrisolutions, we're joined by Senior Outreach Specialist John Gaska who presents brand new university extension research results on strip-tilled soybeans to include analysis of nutrient management practices, seedbed preparation and yield results.
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Conquering Stubborn Soils and Residue with a Switch to Strip-Till

Seeding and fertilizing experimentation enables Nebraska farmers to better manage residue, convert poor fields into pivotal performers.
Conventional wisdom is overrated for Nickerson, Neb., farmers Kirk Brand and Brent Willnerd, especially when it comes to getting the most out of their 2,600-acre corn and soybean operation.
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[Podcast] Overcoming Adversity to be a Better Strip-Tiller

In this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Agrisolutions, we're joined by Montezuma, Kan., strip-tiller Josh Koehn, who shares his approach to consistently achieving high-yielding corn, using strip-till to deal with adverse conditions in a growing season.
In this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Agrisolutions, we're joined by Montezuma, Kan., strip-tiller Josh Koehn, who shares his approach to consistently achieving high-yielding corn, using strip-till to deal with adverse conditions in a growing season.
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Biomass is Key to Weed Suppression with Cover Crops

One important benefit of cover crops to our production system is providing an alternative selection pressure on weed populations. Cereal rye has the best potential to suppress weeds because it accumulates more biomass than other cover crop species. Read more in this article from Iowa State University Extension.
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Making the Organic Transition: Consider Rotation & Cover Crop Options

Two strip-tillers talk through the rationale and rewards of adding organic acres to a diverse farm operation.
Organic farming operations are gaining traction as growers explore the economic opportunity in making the transition. Strip-tiller and no-tiller Loran Steinlage, owner of FLOLO Farms in West Union, Iowa, recently sat down with Angela Knuth, who manages Knuth Farms in Mead, Neb.
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Seeding Strategies, Species Selection Shape Strip-Tillers’ Cover Crop Choices

Growers strip-tilling and seeding cover crops tend to prefer multi-species mixes with cereal rye being the most popular variety.
Strip-tillers are innovative and push the envelope by nature. That’s just how they are wired. Growers who use strip-till and also plant cover crops take that drive to the next level, as we discovered in the first-annual Cover Crop Strategies Cover Crop Benchmark Study.
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[Podcast] Connecting the Conservation Tillage Dots: From Reducing Compaction to Smoking Soil

In this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Agrisolutions, we get some expert insight into how strip-tillers can protect their soil health by limiting equipment traffic and promoting biological activity underneath the surface.
In this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Agrisolutions, we get some expert insight into how strip-tillers can protect their soil health by limiting equipment traffic and promoting biological activity underneath the surface.
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