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[Podcast] Digging Into Cover Crop Adoption: A Candid Conversation with Rob Myers of SARE

In this <em>Strip-Till Farmer</em> podcast, bought to you by Topcon Agriculture, we're joined by Rob Myers, regional director of extension programs for Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) to dig into data from the recently released Census of Agriculture’s 2017 report to dissect some of the national momentum for cover crop adoption.
May 15, 2019 | Posted in Cover Crops
In this Strip-Till Farmer podcast, bought to you by Topcon Agriculture, we're joined by Rob Myers, regional director of extension programs for Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) to dig into data from the recently released Census of Agriculture’s 2017 report to dissect some of the national momentum for cover crop adoption.
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5 Tips for Strip-Tilled Sugarbeet Success

Strip-tilling sugarbeets by trial and error since 2014 has taught Michigan farmer Ryan Shaw how the practice can result in input reductions and cost savings.
By Ian Gronau posted on April 4, 2019 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops
‘You can’t strip-till sugarbeets,’ is something Snover, Mich., farmer Ryan Shaw had grown accustomed to hearing. But, since introducing strip-till on his 1,400-acre corn, soybean and sugarbeet operation in 2014, a glance at his fields provides evidence to the contrary.
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5-Year Plot Research to Test Cover Crop, Strip-Till Combination

At Farmamerica in Waseca, Minn., site manager Gene Kuntz puts strip-till methods to the test, while seeking to be a local ambassador for the practice.
By Bridget Halat posted on March 26, 2019 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health, Starting Out In Strip-Till
Strip-till experimentation often starts small and Gene Kuntz, site manager at Farmamerica, is looking to build a baseline of learning on the research farm’s 240-acre site in Waseca, Minn.
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2019 National Cover Crop Summit Speaker

Turning ‘Educational Experiences’ into Successes with Cover Crops in Long-Term No-Till

Farmer from Marion, Ill., Adam Dahmer, to discuss his approach to cover crop management, it's evolution on his farm and tips for newcomers at the 2019 National Cover Crop Summit.
March 13, 2019 | Posted in Cover Crops
Farmer from Marion, Ill., Adam Dahmer, to discuss his approach to cover crop management, it's evolution on his farm and tips for newcomers at the 2019 National Cover Crop Summit.
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Testing a Micronutrient Mix During Strip-Tilling

Testing a Micronutrient Mix During Strip-Tilling

Deweese, Neb., strip-tiller Brian Herbek shares some micronutrient application experiments he conducted on 300 acres of corn-on-corn ground while strip-tilling with his Environmental Tillage Systems Soil Warrior ahead of planting.
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2019 National Strip-Tillage Conference

Date: 08/01/19
Location: Peoria, IL
The 6th annual National Strip-Tillage Conference offers 7 general session speakers, 12 Strip-Till Classrooms and 20 invaluable Strip-Till Roundtables. Just as important is the chance to profit from unlimited hallway networking with the most innovative, forward-thinking minds in strip-till during this early-August event in Peoria!
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