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5th Annual Strip-Till Benchmark Study

Timing & Types of Fertilizer to Accommodate Seasonal Need

Strip-tillers shying away from spring-applied potassium and phosphorus, as well as anhydrous application with the strip-till rig.
Being able to adapt and improve a fertility program is a constant evolution. While it won’t eliminate all of the variables that can influence root structure, plant growth or nutrient uptake — a flexible strategy can at least better manage them.
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Cutting Fertilizer Application Costs with a Precision Strip-Till System

High Plains Kansas operation Kramer Seed Farms moves to strip-till to save labor and fuel and finds up to $67 savings per-acre in nitrogen.
Ben McClure was a recent ag economics graduate from Kansas State University when he went to work for Kramer Seed Farms in southwestern Kansas near Hugoton in 2003. His arrival came just as the multigenerational family farm was about to embark on a series of changes that has radically altered its farming operation, and significantly boosted its financial well-being.
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[Podcast] Precision vs. Accuracy: Understanding the Difference for Effective Nutrient Application

In today’s Strip-Till Farmer podcast brought to you by Topcon Agriculture, University of Kentucky associate professor and soil management specialist Josh McGrath discusses ongoing research into variable-rate technology, including creating the optimal conditions for creating fertility prescriptions for maximum plant response.
In this Strip-Till Farmer Podcast bought to you by Topcon Agriculture, "Precision vs. Accuracy: Understanding the Difference for Effective Nutrient Application," University of Kentucky associate professor and soil management specialist Josh McGrath discusses ongoing research into variable-rate technology and the optimal conditions for creating fertility prescriptions for maximum plant response.
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Mixing Tillage & Nutrient Timing to Save, Strengthen Soil

A switch to strip-till at Rotenberger Farms has proven pivotal to residue and moisture management
Within the 10-mile radius where father-and-son Doug and Steve Rotenberger farm, field variation is vastly understated. Across their 3,500 acres are sandy, high drainage soils along the east to heavier, gumbo-type soils encompassing most of the west.
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2018 National Strip-Tillage Conference Speaker

What Have We Learned about How Tillage Systems & Cover Crops Affect Soil Health?

Soil science professor Harold van Es will investigate the 16 soil health indicators to help identify soil health deficiencies and how conservation tillage practices can be a long-term remedy at the 2018 National Strip-Tillage Conference.
Soil science professor Harold van Es will investigate the 16 soil health indicators to help identify soil health deficiencies and how conservation tillage practices can be a long-term remedy at the 2018 National Strip-Tillage Conference.
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