Less soil disturbance and targeted anhydrous application help Illinois strip-tiller Jerry Henkel reduce erosion, trim nitrogen use by 40% and improve corn yields.
With his bare-bones row-unit setup on a rented toolbar, Jerry Henkel doesn't consider himself a traditional strip-tiller. But for the last 15 years, Henkel's simple approach to strip-till has helped reduce nitrogen usage, improve corn yields and nearly eliminate erosion concerns.
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On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, we head inside the Pennsylvania No-Till Alliance's 20th anniversary field day in Elizabethown, Pa.
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