Articles by Dan Zinkand

Bio-Strip-Till Boosts Corn Yields

By Dan Zinkand posted on April 22, 2012 | Posted in Cover Crops

Using forage radishes and field peas for bio strip-till produced the fifth and sixth-highest corn yields of 53 test plots in 2010 at the Conservation Systems Cropping Project, a no-till demonstration farm near Forman, N.D., says farm manager Kelly Cooper.

Strip-Tillers See Big Fertilizer Savings

By Dan Zinkand posted on April 22, 2012 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Soil Health

Ask Floyd Koerner III why he and his father, Floyd Koerner Jr., switched to strip-till after 25 years of continuously no-tilling corn and soybeans, and the Laingsburg, Mich., farmer gets right to the point.

Precision Fertilizer Placement Pays Off For Oregon Strip-Tiller

By Dan Zinkand posted on April 22, 2012 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Precision Agriculture

Hermiston, Ore., corn grower Jordan Bennett started strip-tilling in 2008 after the price of corn shot up, and now he strip-tills 3,800 acres of corn with a one-pass system.

Strip-Tiller Uses New Nitrogen Management Tool

By Dan Zinkand posted on April 22, 2012 | Posted in Nutrient Management

After Iowa strip-tiller Frank Moore knelt down last Saturday and poked his fingers into the black dirt one of his strip-tilled fields, he had one immediate conclusion.

Lifelong Learning Serves Nebraska No-Tiller Well

By Dan Zinkand posted on April 22, 2012 | Posted in Water Management

Subsurface drip irrigation and no-till save water, time and money, while boosting corn, soybean and grain sorghum yields.

Nebraska Farmer Saves Fuel, Time, Money And Moisture With Strip-Till

By Dan Zinkand posted on April 22, 2012 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101

Since he's started strip-tilling in southwest Nebraska, Jon Holzfaster has learned it not only saves fuel and time, but also wear and tear on machinery.

Hitting The Spot With Fertilizer

By Dan Zinkand posted on April 18, 2012 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Strip-tiller finds corn yields take a healthy jump — while fertilizer rates and costs decrease — by placing nutrients with precision.

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The Ethical Gourmet

By Dan Zinkand posted on April 17, 2012 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101

Sometimes compliments come in surprising places.

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Classroom Discussion Stirs Idea

By Dan Zinkand posted on April 17, 2012 | Posted in Nutrient Management

During one of the strip-till classroom sessions at the National No-Tillage Conference in St. Louis 2 weeks ago, a question came up about placing fertilizer.

Strip-Till Finds Favor With South Dakota Growers

By Dan Zinkand posted on April 17, 2012 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101

Strip-tillers in South Dakota are gaining at least 20 bushels per acre or more in corn yields compared to other tillage systems.

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