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Seeding Cover Crops with Your Strip-Till Rig?

By Jack Zemlicka posted on April 21, 2015 | Posted in Cover Crops
Finding the right mix and method for incorporating cover crops into a strip-till system is a work in progress for many farmers. Some have figured out a successful blend, while others have abandoned cover crops entirely in search of other alternatives to preserve nutrients and soil moisture.
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Strip-Till Boosts Corn Yields, Stymies Slugs at the Same Time

The Cornelissen farm in Watford, Ontario is leveraging strip-till and cover crops to fight slugs, dry out soils and realize a yield advantage.
By Ian Gronau posted on April 21, 2015 | Posted in Cover Crops, Crop Protection
Many farmers who convert to strip-till from a conventional-tillage system often laud the benefits of improved soil structure and savings on fuel and labor. For Michael, Kyle and George Cornelissen, who have 28 years of no-tilling behind them, they adopted strip-till for entirely different reasons.
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Managing Your Cash Crop to Make Room To Cover Crop Effectively [Webinar]

April 7, 2015 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Cover Crops
Adding a cover crop into your cash crop rotation needs to be a well-thought-out process. Walton, Ind., no-tiller and veteran cover crop user Cameron Mills takes you through the primary things you need to consider to have a good experience making cover crops a beneficial part of your no-till system. [To view any of our webinar replays, you must be logged in with a free user account.]
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Benefits and Pitfalls of Adding Cover Crops in Strip-Till

Iowa strip-tiller Frank Moore shares a creative approach to selecting and seeding cover crops to combat erosion on his 2,000 acre farm.
By Ian Gronau posted on January 12, 2015 | Posted in Cover Crops
Frank Moore believes a little trial and error on his farm can go long way, and that led him to switch over to strip-tilling corn and introducing cover crops on his 2,000 acre farm near Cresco in northern Iowa.
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Results of Cover Crop Survey Detail Yield Boosts, Soil Benefits

November 18, 2014 | Posted in Cover Crops
For the second year, a national survey of farmers has documented a yield boost from the use of cover crops in corn and soybeans, as well as a wide variety of other benefits. The survey also details the challenges and benefits farmers expect from cover crops, data on the costs of seed and establishment, and insight into how farmers learn to manage covers.
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Profitable Approach To Strip Till With Cover Crops, Nutrient Management

October 17, 2014 | Posted in Cover Crops
Cresco, Iowa, strip-tiller Frank Moore shares his experience incorporating cover crops into his 2,000 acre operation. With changing weather patterns and more "event storms", that can erode soil structure, Moore's goal with cover crops in strip-till is to establish the crop in winter and have it help control spring rainfall through an established root system to hold soil in place.
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