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[Podcast] Paying Attention to Planter Performance in Strip-Till

This week we welcome former CEO of Dawn Equipment, Jim Bassett. With more than 30 years of experience designing, modifying and using planting systems, Jim understands that planters are the most important piece of equipment on the farm.
November 16, 2017 | Posted in Equipment
This week we welcome former CEO of Dawn Equipment, Jim Bassett. With more than 30 years of experience designing, modifying and using planting systems, Jim understands that planters are the most important piece of equipment on the farm.
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[Podcast] A Surgery Without a Scar Approach to Strip-Tilling

This week we welcome strip-tiller Dustin Mulock to discuss how his extensive experimentation with equipment setups helped him to find the optimal operating speed and performance of his strip-till rig.
November 2, 2017 | Posted in Cover Crops, Equipment, Soil Health
This week we welcome strip-tiller Dustin Mulock to discuss how his extensive experimentation with equipment setups helped him to find the optimal operating speed and performance of his strip-till rig.
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3 Lessons Learned Overcoming Common Strip-Till Struggles

A foundational element of Elk Point, S.D., Joey Hanson’s strip-till system — trial and error — brings both operational advantages and obstacles to building berms on more than 20,000 acres.
By Jack Zemlicka and Joey Hanson posted on October 30, 2017 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Equipment
A foundational element of Elk Point, S.D., Joey Hanson’s strip-till system — trial and error — brings both operational advantages and obstacles to building berms on more than 20,000 acres.
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Success in Supporting Strip-Till Goes Beyond the Machinery

Farmers see growth opportunities for dealers who understand strip-till as a sustainable system and can articulate the benefits of the practice.
By Jack Zemlicka posted on October 30, 2017 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Equipment
As a niche farming practice, strip-till requires an intimate understanding of how different parts of the system correlate to an overall objective, whether it’s increasing yields, improving soil health, targeting fertilizer application — or all three.
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Strip-Cropping Experiments Yielding Economic, Environmental Advantages

Since adopting the modified strip-till system in 2008, Dean Sponheim has seen a 12-15% increase in corn yield and an $80-$100 per acre increase in net income.
By Ian Gronau posted on October 30, 2017 | Posted in Equipment, Seeding & Planting
Nora Springs, Iowa, farmer Dean Sponheim calls himself an “accidental conservationist,” because he stumbled into strip-tillage by necessity and economics, rather than for reasons of environmental friendliness.
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