More growers are seeing major benefits by strip-tilling in the spring, citing cropping flexibility, slashed fertilizer costs, reduced winter erosion and the ability to deal with changing weather conditions.
Crop yields, prices and weather conditions for strip-tilling are totally opposite - for the better - this fall versus 2009, says Jodi DeJong-Hughes, University of Minnesota Extension crops and soils educator in Marshall, Minn.
Fall strip-tillers can succeed by avoiding common mistakes including failure to consider soil conditions and manage soil fertility, industry experts says.
Tile drainage, patience and state and federal financial incentives are some of the things that make strip-till work, says Northfield, Minn., strip-tiller David Legvold, who is one of the speakers at the 2012 National No-Tillage Conference.
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On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, the team pays a visit to No-Till Innovator Jim Leverich for a look at some of his new equipment in Sparta, Wis.
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