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Time To Tackle That Strip-Till 'To Do' List

By Jack Zemlicka posted on September 11, 2013 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101
On the drive from Brookfield, Wis., to Decatur, Ill., with two of my No-Till Farmer colleagues to this year's Farm Progress Show, we had about 400 miles of windshield time to pass -- some of which was admittedly spent lamenting the state of our pro baseball team, the Milwaukee Brewers.
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Picking And Sticking To A Strip-Till System

By Jack Zemlicka posted on July 11, 2013 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101
During visits with strip-tillers, it's not often that I'll talk with someone who claims they have perfected the practice. Strip-till is constantly evolving and farmers tend to evolve right along with it, whether it's tweaking machinery, refining a fertility program or incorporating new technology.
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Variety Is The Spice Of Strip-Till

By Jack Zemlicka posted on June 26, 2013 | Posted in Equipment
Finding a strip-till setup to best suit your soil type, farm size and budget isn't always easy, especially if there aren't opportunities to test and see equipment at work. This was a challenge that Kimball, S.D., farmer Todd Boesen encountered when he first transitioned his corn operation to strip-till 5 years ago. While there were a number of custom strip-till operators in the south- central part of the state, Boesen says he didn't have a clear sense of where to start.
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Don't Be Afraid To Think Outside The Strip

By Jack Zemlicka posted on June 12, 2013 | Posted in Equipment, Soil Health
Change isn't always an easy sell to farmers who have relied on the same methodology for years or even decades, especially if they've had success. Farmers tend to rely on the two T's -- tillage and tradition, Minnesota strip-tiller David Legvold told me during a recent visit to his farm. In my opinion, you need to shift away from the traditional, and from practices that are damaging the soil.
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Strip-Till Doesn't Always Start Small

By Jack Zemlicka posted on May 23, 2013 | Posted in Nutrient Management
One of more interesting things I've learned about strip-till is how the practice can vary from farmer to farmer, depending on their years of experience. While there are principles to adhere to — noted by Illinois strip-tiller Alan Madison in this edition's feature story — there's also no textbook way to strip-till.
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Bouncing Ideas Off Neighbors

By Jack Zemlicka posted on March 13, 2013
One of the challenges of strip-tilling is that there's not always a next-door neighbor handy to bounce fertilizer-application ideas off of, or discuss residue-management strategies.
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