Beating the Heat by Controlling Variables in a Strip-Till System

For 20 years, Seguin, Texas, strip-tiller John Friesenhahn has managed moisture and improved the health of heavy clay soils on his diverse 1,500-acre operation.

May 19, 2020 | Posted in Water Management

When I first started strip-tilling in 2000, my soil organic matter content levels were about 0.5% to maybe 1%. Now, I’ve gotten them up to 0.8%-1.5%.

Wanted: More Residue in the Strip

By Jack Zemlicka posted on March 4, 2020 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Soil Health

Residue is considered both a benefit and challenge for strip-tillers. Having the right row unit setup ahead of and during planting is critical to clearing the seedbed and achieving optimum early plant emergence.

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Don’t Mismanage Strip-Till Corn-On-Corn Residue

By Jack Zemlicka posted on December 8, 2015 | Posted in Crop Protection, Seeding & Planting

With fall strip-tillers are hopefully taking advantage of a mild autumn in many areas to get berms built before winter permanently arrives, they are also assessing options to maximize biological value of corn residue.

Indiana Strip-Tillers to Share Yield-Boosting Farm Management Tips

June 22, 2015 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Soil Health

Crop sensing technology, foliar application and 20-inch row experiments highlight two Indiana strip-tiller sessions at the 2015 National Strip-Tillage Conference in Iowa City, Iowa.

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