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Strip-Till Viable on Both Ends of Cross-Country Farm Move

Texas corn producers move their farm 1,300 miles east and pick up where they left off when their High Plains strip-till operation was displaced by a growing dairy. The sand’s the same in South Carolina.
By Dan Crummett posted on June 20, 2023 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Soil Health, Water Management
It’s rare when a farm gets bought out that the owner moves half way across the country just to start again. That’s what brothers Brandon and Colt Woody did, after some serious, careful planning.
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2023 Strip-Till Innovator

[Video] Overcoming Strip-Till Challenges

May 24, 2023 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Soil Health
Ryan Shaw, 2023 Strip-Till Innovator Award recipient, highlights his in-cab set up, including the precision technology, cameras and monitors that make strip-till work on his 1,400-acre corn, soybean and sugar beet farm in Marlette, Mich. Shaw also details his strip-till origin story and shares some of the early challenges he and his wife, Melissa, faced when they switched to strip-till in 2014. 
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2023 Strip-Till Innovator

[Video] 2023 Strip-Till Innovator’s Dos and Don’ts of Strip-Till

May 24, 2023 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Soil Health
Hop inside the cab with Ryan Shaw, 2023 Strip-Till Innovator Award recipient, as he runs his Environmental Tillage Systems (ETS) SoilWarrior ahead of corn planting in May. The Marlette, Mich., native shares the nuts and bolts of his system, lessons learned since his strip-till journey began in 2014 and his ultimate “strip-till truths.” 
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Why Compaction Happens in Your Soils

Increasing equipment weight & reliance on ‘myths’ for compaction alleviation cause soils to harden & negatively impact yields.
By Julienne Isaacs posted on April 7, 2023 | Posted in Soil Health
A regional educator for the University of Minnesota Extension based in west-central Minnesota, Jodi DeJong-Hughes helps farmers improve soil health by minimizing soil compaction and improving tillage systems.
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