Efficiency is the name of the game for Shawn Olsen, who farms 4,500 acres with his dad, David, brother, Kelly and son, Carter, and runs a custom strip-till business that covers up to 25,000 acres in east central South Dakota.
Years of on-farm trials show even in colder climates, strip-till offers early-season corn planting flexibility, comparable yields & overall reduced operating costs
I always encourage reader participation at the end of these columns by sharing my email address and asking for your thoughts. So, this time around, I want to make good on that promise and give one of you the floor.
I don't recall when we wrote our first No-Till Farmer article on strip-tilling, but it was soon after Cliff Roberts first used this no-till spin-off on his Kentland, Ind., farm in 1987.
On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Sound Agriculture, young no-tillers James Hepp of Rockwell City, Iowa and Joel Reddick of Bardwell, Ky., share their opinions on what it will take for the next generation of farmers to carry the conservation torch.
While growers were moving toward no-tilled soybeans in a big way during the 1990s, no-tilled corn acres remained somewhat flat. Many farmers feared problems when they tried to no-till corn into cold, wet ground covered with residue. As a result, strip-till soon emerged as a compromise.
“For the most part, you’ll be fine,” says Lake Wilson, Minn., strip-tiller Bryan Biegler. “The biggest issue will be how you work the odd rows on your headlands or point row."
On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Sound Agriculture, No-Till Innovators Allen Berry, Barry Fisher, Ray McCormick and Loran Steinlage share 4 tips for the upcoming growing season.
On this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, we’re talking custom strip-till with Kentland, Ind., strip-tiller Jesse Stoller.
On this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, we’re talking custom strip-till with Kentland, Ind., strip-tiller Jesse Stoller.
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On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Bio Till Cover Crops, we pay a visit to Christian County, Ky., the home of the first-ever commercial no-till plot, for a conversation with John Young about how no-tillers can potentially cash in on the 45Z tax credit.
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