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From The Desk Of Dan Zinkand

Strip-Tillers Keeping Seeing Better Fuel Efficiency

By Dan Zinkand posted on December 13, 2012 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101
After reading the request for reports on fuel efficiency in the last issue of Strip-Till Strategies, Minnesota strip-tiller Rod Sommerfield shared this good news. Sommerfield farms 35 miles southeast of Northfield, Minn., and uses a 12-row Red Ball stripper set to 30-inch spacings, pulled with a 245-horsepower tractor and Flexicoil air cart behind the strip-till unit for fertilizer application.
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From The Desk Of Jack Zemlicka

Strip-Till Slashes Fuel Bill For Minnesota Farmer

By Dan Zinkand posted on November 29, 2012 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101
When it comes to saving money, strip-tiller David Legvold has a nugget to share. After the Northfield, Minn., strip-tiller shared results of the research on nitrogen response in strip-tilled corn that he completed in 2012, I asked about his fuel use for strip-till vs. conventional tillage.
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Striving For Lofty Goals With Strip-Till

October 25, 2012 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101
Source: Jeff Martin As interviewed by Ron Ross
A brief history of our no-till operation emphasizes an important lesson to new no-tillers: Success doesn't come overnight. But if you pay attention to details, no-till or strip-till has the potential for higher yields in rotated or continuous corn and more profitability than any other tillage method.
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Strip-Till Recommendations

October 23, 2012 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101
The ILF Strip-Tillage Crop Management video section of "Farmers' Perspective on Strip-Till" offers recommendations on various aspects of strip-tillage from farmers who have been strip-tilling for some time.
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#Plant24 Update: Weather Delays No-Till Planting in Some States

#Plant24 Update: Weather Delays No-Till Planting in Some States

On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Martin-Till, find out how several no-tillers are handling a wet month across parts of the Corn Belt. Central Illinois no-tiller Dave Brown is patiently waiting for Mother Nature to cooperate before he can finish up planting several hundred acres, while Wisconsin no-tiller Tyler Troiola deals with a tractor glitch and a 2-inch rain event in one day.

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