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Video: Well-Rounded Benefits of a Strip-Till System

May 12, 2015 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101
Mahdi Al-Kaisi, assistant professor department of agronomy at Iowa State University, discusses the benefits of strip-till vs. conventional tillage practices, to include better water infiltration, residue cover, soil-warming effects and minimized nutrient deficiency. He also discusses how a complete system can positively impact plant emergence and crop yields.
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Managing Your Cash Crop to Make Room To Cover Crop Effectively [Webinar]

April 7, 2015 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Cover Crops
Adding a cover crop into your cash crop rotation needs to be a well-thought-out process. Walton, Ind., no-tiller and veteran cover crop user Cameron Mills takes you through the primary things you need to consider to have a good experience making cover crops a beneficial part of your no-till system. [To view any of our webinar replays, you must be logged in with a free user account.]
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Did Strip-Till Solve My Nutrient Stratification Problems?

Did Strip-Till Solve My Nutrient Stratification Problems?

Independent on-farm researcher Marion Calmer checks in from Alpha, Ill., with a preview of his 2024 National Strip-Tillage Conference presentation, “Did Strip-Till Solve My Nutrient Stratification Problems?” Over the last 5 years, Calmer has been examining fertility levels vertically in his soil profile. This inch-by-inch examination uncovered a serious nutrient stratification problem on his farm that was costing him up to $135,000 annually. The No-Till Legend switched back to strip-till in 2023 for the first time since 1995 in an effort to solve his nutrient stratification problems.

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Kuhn Krause's focus, above all, is to continue to produce quality products to serve producers better; to strive to respond to their needs with new tools and new technology to meet their growing challenges. Agronomic practices are constantly changing, and at a faster pace now than ever.
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