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Strip-Till Beginner Grows ‘Best Crop Ever’ with Multiple Application Methods

Fall & spring NPK, custom starter mix, cover crops & in-season variable rate applications boost strip-tiller's bottom line & yields
Andrew Focht is still trying to figure out the best fertilizer rates for his farm, but his goals are clear. He wants to slash his fertilizer bill by 25% and use only 0.8 pounds of N per bushel, which is about 0.3-0.4 pounds less than he’s used in years past.
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How Does Your Strip-Till Operation Stack Up to Others in 2025?

It’s that time once again to see how your farm stacks up to others with our 12th annual Strip-Till Operational Benchmark Study. Since the industry-first survey launched in 2013, your average strip-tilled corn yields have gone up — from 184 to 205 — and so have our questions — from 30 to over 130!
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8 Steps to Long-Term Strip-Till Success

Alan Madison’s checklist includes cereal rye, high-rate strips, in-season chlorophyll testing & early harvests
Take one look at Alan Madison’s office wall — covered with high-yield contest plaques, awards and honors — and you can immediately tell he’s been on the cutting edge of conservation ag for quite some time.
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