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ARTICLES

Father-Son Team Sold On Strip-Till's Benefits

By Dan Zinkand posted on September 13, 2012 | Posted in Equipment, Water Management

When Joe Brightly came home to the family farm in Hamlin, N.Y., in 2009 after graduating from college, he and his father, Dean, weighed whether they should replace an aging field cultivator and chisel plow with new ones.

Answers To 17 Strip-Till Questions

By Pete Hill posted on August 23, 2012 | Posted in Starting Out In Strip-Till

Common questions about strip-till get answered by veteran conservation tillage agronomist Pete Hill.

Strip-Till Leaves Conventional Tillage In The Dust

By Ron Perszewski posted on August 23, 2012 | Posted in Starting Out In Strip-Till

In side-by-side comparisons, Monsanto test sites show clear-cut advantages for strip-till and no-till tillage, including greater profits.

Strip-Till Economics Work For Nebraska Farmer

May 30, 2012 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Seven years after switching from conventional tillage to strip-till, Nebraska farmer Mark Kimmel says he's sold on the practice because it saves time, fuel and soil.

Strip-Tilled Silage Corn Yields More Than No-Till, Zone-Till

May 30, 2012 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Source: The University of Vermont

Strip-tilled corn yielded more than 3 tons per acre than no-tilled and zone-tilled in a 2011 research study by the University of Vermont.

Strip-Tilling Twin-Row Corn: John Obery of Metamora, Ill.

May 7, 2012 | Posted in Equipment

No-tiller John Obery of Metamora, Ill., shares some reasons for twin-row corn, applying nutrients and why he went away from conventional tillage.

Videos

Setting Up a Strip-Till Rig to Suit Sandy Soils

Experienced Seguin, Texas, strip-tiller John Friesenhahn discusses the setup of his 12-row strip-till rig, and some of the modifications he's made and plans to make to improve performance strip-tilling corn and cotton.

Events

2020 National Strip-Tillage Conference

Date: 08/06/20

Location: Omaha, NE

The 7th annual National Strip-Tillage Conference offers a mix of informational general sessions, expert-led Strip-Till Classrooms and face-to-face Strip-Till Roundtables. Just as important is the chance to profit from unlimited hallway networking with the most innovative, forward-thinking minds in strip-till during this early-August event in Omaha!

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Top Directory Listings

Montag Mfg

Located in Emmetsburg, Iowa, Montag Mfg. is a family owned business focused on delivery systems for dry fertilizer begun when Roger Montag received a patent for dry fertilizer meter in 1988.

Environmental Tillage System, Inc

Environmental Tillage Systems is a leading manufacturer of conservation-tillage and nutrient-management equipment which enhances soil productivity and farm profitability.

Kuhn Krause Inc

Kuhn Krause's focus, above all, is to continue to produce quality products to serve producers better; to strive to respond to their needs with new tools and new technology to meet their growing challenges. Agronomic practices are constantly changing, and at a faster pace now than ever.