Articles by Dan Zinkand

Manage Corn Stalks To Maximize Strip-Till Success

By Dan Zinkand posted on September 27, 2012 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Equipment, Water Management

Fairfax, Minn., strip-tiller Bruce Wichmann says chopping corn stalks immediately after harvest is crucial to successfully strip-tilling corn and soybeans.

Watch Anhydrous Use And Potash Needs After Dry Season

By Dan Zinkand posted on September 27, 2012 | Posted in Nutrient Management

If there ever was a time to consider nitrogen choices other than anhydrous ammonia, this might be one of them

Illinois Strip-Tiller Tests New Fertilizer For Corn

By Dan Zinkand posted on September 27, 2012 | Posted in Nutrient Management

When I ask strip-tillers these days how the growing season went, yields are obviously top of mind, particularly this year as a result of the Midwestern drought and the impact on soil moisture levels.

Father-Son Team Sold On Strip-Till's Benefits

By Dan Zinkand posted on September 13, 2012 | Posted in Equipment, Water Management

When Joe Brightly came home to the family farm in Hamlin, N.Y., in 2009 after graduating from college, he and his father, Dean, weighed whether they should replace an aging field cultivator and chisel plow with new ones.

Bold Decision Pays Off

By Dan Zinkand posted on September 13, 2012 | Posted in Cover Crops

Just 3 years after graduating from Cornell University, 24-year-old farmer Joe Brightly of Hamlin, N.Y., loves the benefits of switching to strip-till and complementing it with cover crops.

9 Tips For Successful Strip-Tilling

By Dan Zinkand posted on August 23, 2012 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101

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.

Strip-Tillers Make 20-inch Corn Rows Work

By Dan Zinkand posted on August 23, 2012 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

With the Bt trait making corn stalks tougher and continuous corn creating more residue, some grower are shy to adopt no-till or strip-till corn, but they really need to visit with Kermit Allard of Cedar Falls, Iowa, who's strip-tilling corn on 20-inch rows.

Cover Crop Combinations Used For 'Bio Strip-Till'

By Dan Zinkand posted on August 23, 2012 | Posted in Cover Crops

Strip-tillers throughout the U.S. and Canada continue to try different combinations of cover crops, creating a "bio strip-till" system where the roots of annual ryegrass, clover, radish and other crops complement mechanical tillage.

Strip-Till Helps Farmers Manage Irrigated Corn Acres

By Dan Zinkand posted on August 23, 2012 | Posted in Soil Health

Jason Koberstein and his father, Dan, use strip-till to manage their heavy, black, irrigated-corn ground in northeast Colorado.

Strip-Tiller Improves Yields By Paying Attention To Details

By Dan Zinkand posted on August 23, 2012 | Posted in Soil Health

Using manure, evaluating fertilizer programs and working closely with agri-businesses are keys to growing above-average yields and improving profits for Oskaloosa, Iowa, strip-tiller Michael Vos.

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