There is a common belief among many farmers and agronomists that tillage can accelerate residue breakdown. Likewise, there is the belief that the application of nitrogen fertilizer on crop residue after harvest can speed up the process of residue breakdown. Neither assertion is true, say researchers at Iowa State University.

Regional Sales Manager Andy Thompson with Yetter Equipment discusses how strip-till is not a tool, it is a system. Their equipment works to manage residue and help to create the ideal seed bed preparation.

Check out the latest residue management products from one of the industry's leading suppliers.

Sales Manager Derek Allensworth presents the updated Yetter Farm Equipment​ 5000 Stalk Devastator at the 2018 Farm Progress Show. The updated model fits 20- and 22-inch corn headers and all chopping models to protect tires from tough corn stalks.

Jody Wynia, U.S. Soybean marketing manager for BASF, discusses the reasons behind the growth in usage of Credenz soybeans by U.S. farmers, as well as the new varieties being launched that have herbicide tolerance to both Liberty herbicide (glufosinate) and glyphosate.

Lessiter Media and Strip-Till Farmer have announced the themes for 20 peer-to-peer strip-till roundtable discussions that will be held concurrently during two sessions at the 2018 National Strip-Tillage Conference, July 26-27 in Iowa City, Iowa.

At Environmental Tillage Systems we often get the question, “What should my strip-tilled zones look like?” The aspects I evaluate in a strip-tilled zone include: residue management, soil structure and nutrient placement. 

In today’s Strip-Till Farmer podcast brought to you by Topcon Agriculture, Buffalo Lake, Minn., farmer Brian Ryberg shares his approach to residue management in narrow-row strip-till along with the cost savings, input efficiency and equipment setups he’s utilized in his system.