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Illinois Strip-Tiller Tests New Fertilizer For Corn

By Dan Zinkand posted on September 27, 2012 | Posted in Nutrient Management

When I ask strip-tillers these days how the growing season went, yields are obviously top of mind, particularly this year as a result of the Midwestern drought and the impact on soil moisture levels.

Strip-Tilled Corn In Idaho Brings Double-Digit Yield Increase

August 22, 2012 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101

Source: USDA ARS

Using strip-till and placing fertilizers 6 to 8 inches directly below the seed increased corn grain yields on the higher elevations - where severely eroded soils were largely devoid of crop nutrients - by 12% the first year and 26% the second year.

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