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David Legvold

Strip-Till Standpoint

Strip-Till is a Journey, not a Destination

By David Legvold posted on November 2, 2017 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101

My journey into conserving soil and building a resilient soil system has been an adventure in experimentation and learning. I first learned about strip-till when I visited a colleague’s farm to view a new way of working soil to prepare for corn planting.

Frank Lessiter

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More Work Still Needs to be Done on Selling Landowners on the Many Benefits to be Gained by Having Their Ground Cover Cropped, No-Tilled or Strip-Tilled

By Frank Lessiter posted on October 18, 2017 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Soil Health

Would landowners in your area rent ground to a no-tiller or strip-tiller for fewer dollars than to farmers using other conservation systems or even conventional tillage?

Jack Zemlicka

From the Desk of Jack Zemlicka

Don’t Let Machine Monitoring be a Fleeting Thought

By Jack Zemlicka posted on October 4, 2017 | Posted in Equipment, Precision Agriculture

As combines get rolling this fall, one of the measuring sticks for an efficient harvest is maximizing the performance of those six-figure machines.

Jack Zemlicka

From the Desk of Jack Zemlicka

Sampling from Square One for Soil Health Survival

By Jack Zemlicka posted on September 20, 2017 | Posted in Soil Health

We’ve all seen and heard about the widespread devastation caused by the recent hurricanes in the southern U.S. Images and stories covering the immediate impact was startling, but the aftermath is perhaps even more astonishing.

Jack Zemlicka

From the Desk of Jack Zemlicka

Surviving the Skeptical Side of Strip-Till

By Jack Zemlicka posted on September 6, 2017 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Seeding & Planting

Most strip-tillers I visit tend to be loyal practitioners or, at the very least, recent converts who are seeing enough promise to continue their journey. But there are certainly those who struggle and perhaps even question their decision.

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Breaking Ground on a Strip-Till Foundation

By Jack Zemlicka posted on August 16, 2017 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101

Returning from this year’s National Strip-Tillage Conference (NSTC) in Omaha, Neb., I always appreciate the new connections made at each event, and especially with those attendees who are new to strip-till.

Jack Zemlicka

From the Desk of Jack Zemlicka

What Direction is Your Strip-Till System Heading?

By Jack Zemlicka posted on August 3, 2017 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101

En route to Omaha, Neb., and our 4th annual National Strip-Tillage Conference this week, I had a lot of windshield time to mentally run through the paces of the event ahead of time and try and proactively plan for the unexpected.

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Seasonal Certainty with Berm Building Preferences

By Jack Zemlicka posted on July 19, 2017 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Equipment

Timing can be everything when building strips, and in talking with farmers, it seems more are becoming loyal to one time of year or the other, depending on convenience, weather or availability of hired help.

Jack Zemlicka

From the Desk of Jack Zemlicka

Don’t Confuse Strip-Till Productivity with Profit

By Jack Zemlicka posted on July 5, 2017 | Posted in Crop Protection, Nutrient Management

Traveling through parts of Wisconsin during the holiday weekend, I took note of the height and health of crops I passed along the highway. Most looked to be thriving and it got me thinking about the expectations farmers may have for this year’s cash crops, coming off a record 2016 for many — at least in terms of yields.

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From the Desk of Jack Zemlicka

Are You Adjusting Your Strip-Till Acres?

By Jack Zemlicka posted on June 14, 2017 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

The last few years have prompted some strip-tillers to reevaluate their crop rotation and adjust to the fluctuating commodity market. Talking with a few farmers, they acknowledged making some pre-season planting decisions based in part on the price of corn and soybeans.

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