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Getting Out of the Rut with Cover Crop Interseeding, Weed Suppression

Strip-tiller and no-tiller Tom Cotter is boosting the value of his soils in the heart of the Corn Belt by putting the iron away and keeping his fields covered and active year round.
February 23, 2023 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Soil Health
It’s easy to get stuck in a rut with farming, but that’s a major reason Tom Cotter did the opposite of that and turned to no-tilling, strip-tilling and interseeding cover crops to rejuvenate his farm.
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2021 Fall National Cover Crop Summit

Profitably Grazing Cattle on Cover Crops

A Kansas cattle rancher and a specialist from South Dakota State University share insights on how to leverage cover crops as cattle feed at the 2021 Fall National Cover Crop Summit
October 26, 2021 | Posted in Cover Crops
Transitioning from harvesting crops using a combine to only using cattle is not an easy task, says CJ Blew, a cattle rancher from Castleton, Kan. His family’s 24,000-acre cow-calf operation has improved cattle health and performance since switching 3,000 acres of irrigated dryland cropland to paddocks for grazing cover crops.
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[Podcast] Autonomous Mobile Grazing with Strip-Tiller Zack Smith

In this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Sound Agriculture, we caught up with Buffalo Center, Iowa, strip-tiller Zack Smith to hear about the Stock Cropper, In this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Sound Agriculture, we caught up with Buffalo Center, Iowa, strip-tiller Zack Smith to hear about the Stock Cropper, an autonomous structure that integrates strip-cropping with mobile grazing..
August 5, 2021 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment, Soil Health
In this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Sound Agriculture, we caught up with Buffalo Center, Iowa, strip-tiller Zack Smith to hear about the Stock Cropper, an autonomous structure that integrates strip-cropping with mobile grazing.
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[Podcast] Learning by Doing with Strip-Till: Visiting with Jon Stevens, Maple Grove Farms

In this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Agrisolutions, we learn about some of the on-farm experiments being conducted in southeastern Minnesota to build soil health and improve farm profitability.
September 17, 2020 | Posted in Cover Crops, Equipment
In this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Agrisolutions, executive editor Julia Gerlach interviews Minnesota strip-tiller Jon Stevens during a visit to his Maple Creek Farms operation, where he talks about his transition into strip-till and re-introduction of cattle back onto the farm.
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Making the Organic Transition: Consider Rotation & Cover Crop Options

Two strip-tillers talk through the rationale and rewards of adding organic acres to a diverse farm operation.
By Libby Wawzenek posted on July 10, 2020 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health
Organic farming operations are gaining traction as growers explore the economic opportunity in making the transition. Strip-tiller and no-tiller Loran Steinlage, owner of FLOLO Farms in West Union, Iowa, recently sat down with Angela Knuth, who manages Knuth Farms in Mead, Neb.
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Did Strip-Till Solve My Nutrient Stratification Problems?

Did Strip-Till Solve My Nutrient Stratification Problems?

Independent on-farm researcher Marion Calmer checks in from Alpha, Ill., with a preview of his 2024 National Strip-Tillage Conference presentation, “Did Strip-Till Solve My Nutrient Stratification Problems?” Over the last 5 years, Calmer has been examining fertility levels vertically in his soil profile. This inch-by-inch examination uncovered a serious nutrient stratification problem on his farm that was costing him up to $135,000 annually. The No-Till Legend switched back to strip-till in 2023 for the first time since 1995 in an effort to solve his nutrient stratification problems.

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Montag products have proven results with patented precision metering application for significant savings of nutrients and cover crop seed, and for achieving best conservation practices.

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