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10 Year Trend Shows Strip-Till Yields on Top

By Jack Zemlicka posted on February 28, 2018

It’s no secret that one of the reasons farmers transition to strip-till is for the potential yield advantages over other tillage systems.

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The Magical Parts of Strip-Tilling

By Mike Petersen posted on February 26, 2018 | Posted in Soil Health

It is definitely winter here in the Great Plains of the United States as I write this, minus some degrees. Youza!

How Far are You Stretching Your Strip-Till Investment?

By Jack Zemlicka posted on February 7, 2018

Talking with strip-tillers during the early part of 2018, many are making equipment modifications in preparation for the coming cropping season. While planter preparations are top of mind, farmers are also evaluating when, how and where to expand their strip-till operation.

Don’t Surrender Your Challenging Soils: Strip-Till Them

By Jack Zemlicka posted on December 20, 2017 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Soil Health

Walking fields with strip-tillers, we’ll often end up in some of their top producing acres, digging our hands into thriving soils checkered with worm holes and covered with decomposing crop residue.

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You Can’t Manage What You Don’t Measure

By Jack Zemlicka posted on November 29, 2017 | Posted in Nutrient Management

North American farmers are increasingly conscious of their fertilizer application methods — both for the impact on their bottom line and the environment.

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Digging Deeper to Strengthen Our Strip-Till Commitment

By Jack Zemlicka posted on November 2, 2017 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101

I’ve yet to meet a farmer who has attained perfection. Sure, several claim to have solved some of their greatest pain points, whether it’s yield consistency, nutrient application efficiency or precision farming progress.

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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.

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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?

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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.

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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.

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Covering Strip-Till
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10 Year Trend Shows Strip-Till Yields on Top

The Magical Parts of Strip-Tilling

How Far are You Stretching Your Strip-Till Investment?

Don’t Surrender Your Challenging Soils: Strip-Till Them

You Can’t Manage What You Don’t Measure

Digging Deeper to Strengthen Our Strip-Till Commitment

Strip-Till is a Journey, not a Destination

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

Don’t Let Machine Monitoring be a Fleeting Thought

Sampling from Square One for Soil Health Survival

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