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Now Is the Time to Frost Seed Legumes, Grasses

March 18, 2022 | Posted in Cover Crops

Source: University of Minnesota Extension

Legumes added to pasture and winter grain systems can add nitrogen to cropping systems and enhance productivity of perennial pastures. The time to make these decisions is now.

[Podcast] Connecting the Conservation Tillage Dots: From Reducing Compaction to Smoking Soil

In this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Agrisolutions, we get some expert insight into how strip-tillers can protect their soil health by limiting equipment traffic and promoting biological activity underneath the surface.

July 1, 2020 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health

[Podcast] Building Your First Berms: Lessons Learned from the Field

In this Strip-Till Farmer podcast, bought to you by Topcon Agriculture, we're joined by Kentucky strip-tiller Joseph Sisk, who breaks down the successes and struggles in expanding his strip-till system, to include examples of his early-experiences adopting the practice.

February 1, 2019 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Soil Health

Successfully Working Unforgiving Soils with Strip-till and Cover Crops

Shifting to strip-till, banded fertilizer and cover cropping has led Missouri farmer Gary Wolf to increase yields in tough soils.

By Ian Gronau posted on January 12, 2016 | Posted in Cover Crops

Gary Wolf likes to look for cues in the environment to help guide his farming practices. He knew it was time to start thinking seriously about water conservation practices when armadillos started showing up for the first time ever on his 500-acre farm near Verona, Mo.

Strip-Till Cover Cropping Techniques in a Short Term Vegetable Cropping System

December 23, 2013 | Posted in Cover Crops

Source: Archana Pant, Koon-Hui Wang and Theodore J.K. Radovich

University of Hawaii research summarizes the effect of strip-till cover cropping and vermicompost water extract on soil food web structure in a short-term agroecosystem.

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Independent on-farm researcher Marion Calmer checks in from Alpha, Ill., with a preview of his 2024 National Strip-Tillage Conference presentation, “Did Strip-Till Solve My Nutrient Stratification Problems?” Over the last 5 years, Calmer has been examining fertility levels vertically in his soil profile. This inch-by-inch examination uncovered a serious nutrient stratification problem on his farm that was costing him up to $135,000 annually. The No-Till Legend switched back to strip-till in 2023 for the first time since 1995 in an effort to solve his nutrient stratification problems.

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