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2017 National Strip-Tillage Conference Speaker

Safeguarding Your Soil with a Strategic Approach to Cover Crops

Cover cropping pioneer Steve Groff will share proven secrets and foundational elements to integrating cover crops into a strip-till system during a special 3-hour workshop on Aug. 2 prior to the 4th annual National Strip-Tillage Conference in Omaha, Neb.
March 22, 2017 | Posted in Cover Crops
Soil is meant to be covered. This is a foundational philosophy for Steve Groff during more than 20 years of research, experimentation and full-scale farming with cover crops. The founder of Cover Crop Coaching says consistent ground cover and living roots in the soil are essential to maximizing ecological benefits.
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Motivations, Methods and Mistakes Key to Developing a Successful Strip-Till System

A candid roundtable conversation with five diverse strip-tillers reveals the trial-and-error techniques that successfully transitioned them into the practice.
By Jack Zemlicka posted on March 11, 2017 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Nutrient Management
Any farmer will tell you that strip-till is as much a science as it is an art. Adopting the practice requires a mix of patience, persistence and passion.
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Secrets, Successes and Struggles to a Narrow-Row Strip-Till System

Minnesota strip-tiller Brian Ryberg will share experience and advice for establishing a strip-till system on 22-inch spacings at the 4th annual National Strip-Tillage Conference Aug. 3-4 in Omaha, Neb.
February 23, 2017
Strip-tilled fields aren’t designed to win beauty contests, and a picturesque plot of land isn’t nearly as valuable as the benefits of a well-structured system.
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National Strip-Tillage Conference Announces First Speaker for 2017 Event

Emeritus agronomy professor and soil fertility researcher David Mengel will compare nutrient placement practices at the 4th annual National Strip-Tillage Conference on Aug. 3-4 in Omaha, Neb.
February 10, 2017
Emeritus agronomy professor and soil fertility researcher David Mengel will compare nutrient placement practices at the 4th annual National Strip-Tillage Conference on Aug. 3-4 in Omaha, Neb.
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Blu-Jet at the 2016 Strip-Tillage Conference

October 7, 2016 | Posted in Equipment
Strip-Till Farmer editors caught up with Nick Jensen from Thurston Mfg. at the 2016 National Strip-Tillage Conference in Bloomington-Normal, Ill., to discuss new product innovations helping to advance the practice along with emerging trends in strip-till.
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Dawn Equipment at the 2016 Strip-Tillage Conference

October 6, 2016 | Posted in Equipment
Strip-Till Farmer editors caught up with Joe Bassett from Dawn Equipment at the 2016 National Strip-Tillage Conference in Bloomington-Normal, Ill., to discuss new product innovations helping to advance the practice along with emerging trends in strip-till.
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Yetter at the 2016 Strip-Tillage Conference

October 6, 2016 | Posted in Equipment
Strip-Till Farmer editors caught up with Andy Thompson from Yetter Co. at the 2016 National Strip-Tillage Conference in Bloomington-Normal, Ill., to discuss new product innovations helping to advance the practice along with emerging trends in strip-till.
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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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