Adjusting Equipment, Adding Crops Improves No-Till, Strip-Till Operation

Jordan and Katie Hancock have added variable-rate technology, cover crops, canola and strip-till to their no-till farm in southern Kentucky to control erosion, save inputs and increase profits.

By Laura Barrera posted on August 14, 2020 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Precision Ag

No-till and strip-till are natural solutions to stopping erosion and pumping up profits, but the Hancock family is looking to do better.

Building a Sustainable Hybrid No-Till, Strip-Till System

From interseeding cover crops to strip-till to adopting precision technology,the Grubbs family is improving their soils and increasing crop yields.

By Laura Barrera posted on May 7, 2019 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Precision Ag, Soil Health

Gerard Grubb admits that one of the reasons he became interested in no-till was because he simply didn’t want to plow. “I’m a lazy man farmer,” he says. “I can’t stand plowing.”

[Video] Sizing Up the Challenges, Benefits of a 48-Row Planter

July 11, 2018

Mead, Neb., strip-tiller Kerry Knuth shares the front-to-back setup on his 48-row John Deere planter and the benefits of planting "when you want to" vs. "when you have to."

Agritechnica 2015: SoucyTrack Launches New Track System for John Deere Planters

By Jack Zemlicka posted on November 23, 2015 | Posted in Soil Health

Francois Soucy, vice president of sales and marketing for SoucyTrack introduces the company’s planter track kit for John Deere planters at Agritechnica 2015. The system helps minimize compaction and reduces ground pressure by 4-5 times more than tires.

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Strip-Till & Spring Planting 2021 Recap

Favorable conditions and mellow fall strips set Beaver Dam, Wis., strip-tiller Ryan Nell up for a largely smooth planting process in 2021. He shares his experience planting corn and soybeans on his 2,200 acre operation, along with some of the seasonal

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2021 National Strip-Tillage Conference

Date: 08/05/21

Location: Omaha, NE

Discover 2-days of cutting-edge ideas, techniques and strategies in Omaha, Neb., Aug. 5-6. Join the most innovative, forward-thinking minds in strip-till to raise your level of strip-till profitability, efficiency and efficacy.

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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.

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