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2024 Strip-Till Hall of Fame Class: Educators, Gurus & Innovators

Legendary trio honored for impact on strip-till industry

July 7, 2024 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Equipment, Soil Health

The second annual Strip-Till Farmer Hall of Fame class includes Bill Preller of Congerville, Ill., Jodi DeJong-Hughes of Willmar, Minn., and David Legvold of Northfield, Minn.

6 Record-Breaking Tips for Growing High-Yielding Crops

World record-breakers David Hula & Randy Dowdy reveal the keys to strip-till success

By Laura Barrera posted on July 3, 2024 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Crop Protection, Seeding & Planting, Soil Health

World record-breakers David Hula & Randy Dowdy reveal the keys to strip-till success.

Turning Poor Soils Productive with Strip-Till, Cover Crops & Cows

Soil tests show more available nutrients after strip-tiller grazes livestock on cover crop mix

By Noah Newman posted on July 1, 2024 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Cover Crops, Soil Health

When Jon Stevens started transitioning from conventional tillage to no-till soybeans in 2013 and eventually strip-till corn in 2015, failure was imminent if you asked his Rock Creek, Minn., neighbors.

Solar-Powered Strip-Tillers Honored as Indiana Master Farmers

By Allison Lund posted on June 27, 2024 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health

Source: Indiana Prairie Farmer

Since 2018, the Furrers’ farm has been 100% solar-powered. This means their panels generate enough electricity for the entire hog operation, their house, their shop and one of their grain drying facilities.

Family 'Saves Land' with Switch to Strip-Till & Other Conservation Practices

June 24, 2024 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Soil Health

Source: Tri-State Neighbor

In 2014, Feikema Farms encountered a crisis as heavy rain led to major soil erosion, resulting in crop loss and financial setbacks. To avoid a repeat, they took a bold step to enhance soil fertility and reduce erosion.

Iowa Announces Strip-Till Incentives

June 14, 2024 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: High Plains Journal

Farmers transitioning acres to strip-till or no-till are eligible for $10 per acre. New users can also receive $3 per acre for utilizing a nitrogen inhibitor when applying fall fertilizer.

Conservation Doesn't Necessarily Mean No-Till in Arkansas

By Michaela Paukner posted on June 14, 2024 | Posted in Precision Agriculture, Soil Health

The Conservation Technology Information Center (CTIC) Conservation in Action Tour took about 125 farmers, educators and conservation-adjacent stakeholders on a journey through northeast Arkansas Tuesday, and I was surprised by how little no-till I saw.

Strip-Tiller Nets $25 Per Acre Return on Carbon Credit Programs

By Holly Spangler posted on June 13, 2024 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: Prairie Farmer

Opey Rowell has a pretty straightforward take on carbon programs. “Farm the way you believe and if it fits, it fits,” says the Pekin, Ill., strip-tiller.

What is the Soil Health Cycle?

May 26, 2024 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: The Fence Post

Inspired by an extension event survey comment, Bijesh Maharjan, associate professor and Extension specialist at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Panhandle Research, Extension, and Education Center, conceptualized the soil health cycle.

Strip-Till Standpoint

A Systems Approach to ‘Greener’ Strip-Till

By Joel Gruver posted on May 25, 2024 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health

Let’s go way back. We’ve been farming for a long time, and we’ve been tilling for a long time. We need to ask ourselves this question — why are we doing what we’re doing?

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2024 Strip-Till Hall of Fame Class: Educators, Gurus & Innovators

6 Record-Breaking Tips for Growing High-Yielding Crops

Turning Poor Soils Productive with Strip-Till, Cover Crops & Cows

Solar-Powered Strip-Tillers Honored as Indiana Master Farmers

Family 'Saves Land' with Switch to Strip-Till & Other Conservation Practices

Iowa Announces Strip-Till Incentives

Conservation Doesn't Necessarily Mean No-Till in Arkansas

Strip-Tiller Nets $25 Per Acre Return on Carbon Credit Programs

What is the Soil Health Cycle?

A Systems Approach to ‘Greener’ Strip-Till

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