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Attaining Planting Perfection with a Decisive, Flexible Strip-Tilling Strategy

Creating the ideal seedbed requires diligent residue management, the right precision tools and a willingness to get your hands dirty.

March 27, 2024 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment

Strip-tillers often talk about the need to be more sensible with their seed placement and planter setups to create an increasingly responsive environment for initial plant growth.

Strip-Till Management Decisions for Corn-On-Corn Acres

March 18, 2024 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Source: Pioneer

Thanks to advances in corn hybrid genetics, nitrogen stabilizers and crop protection products, corn-on-corn acres are a popular choice amongst farmers.

Beck's: Chopping Corn Head Provides Up to 15-Bushel Yield Advantage

Residue management at the combine is important, and steps you take to promote good residue practices will positively impact next year's planting pass.

September 28, 2023

Whether you are harvesting corn or soybeans, residue management at the combine is important. Any steps you take to better promote good residue practices will positively impact the following season's planting pass and will continue into stand establishment.

[Video] Copperhead Ag Showcases New Sunco Products

April 18, 2023 | Posted in Equipment

Copperhead Ag sales manager Jake Jass provides a rundown of new residue managers, nutrient applicators, row cleaners and more now available after their recent acquisition of Sunco Farm Equipment.

Discussion: What Works Best for Residue Management in Strip-Till Corn on Corn?

By Noah Newman posted on November 24, 2022 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Equipment

"Corn on corn is a challenge. It kind of depends on your strip-till machine type. I know my mole knife machine would never go through standing cornstalk without a shredder pass," says Jon Olson from Minnesota.

Timing Cover Crop Termination to Meet Your Residue Goals

April 7, 2022 | Posted in Cover Crops

Source: USDA

The carbon to nitrogen (C:N) ratio of the cover crop determines the durability of the cover crop residue.

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Maintaining Soil Productivity with Strip-Till

By Rod Sommerfield posted on July 18, 2021 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Soil Health, Water Management

In the grand scheme of things, many people say climate change is the most critical issue facing mankind. But to me, the most important challenge is not just maintaining, but also improving the productivity of the soil.

Meristem Launches Excavator to Help High-Yield Farmers Break Down Residue

July 6, 2021 | Posted in Crop Protection

A new biological designed to break down tough crop residue and clear the way for today’s high-speed planters, Excavator stimulates natural biological activity that speeds residue decay and releases nutrients faster.

[Podcast] Activating Your Strip-Tilled Soils with Confidence

In this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Topcon Agriculture, we get some expert advice from Stephanie McLain, Indiana NRCS soil health specialist on how strip-tillers can utilize in-field examination of their soil health to increase functionality.

December 18, 2019 | Posted in Equipment

Corn Residue Breakdown as Affected by Tillage and N Application

November 7, 2019

Source: Iowa State University

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.

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