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 Strip-Till Farming 101

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 Strip-Till Farming 101

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.

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

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Strip-Till Leaves Conventional Tillage In The Dust

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