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Synergizing Soil Health, Equipment & Technology

No-till, strip-till and cover crops help Cornwallis Farms in Nova Scotia stay competitive with a diversified 1,800-acre operation.

By Frank Lessiter posted on October 12, 2022 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Nutrient Management

When your family has been farming some of the same ground for more than 255 years, there have been many changes. Yet some of the most meaningful and innovative changes have taken place over the past 25 years as Brian Newcombe and his brother Craig moved to no-till and strip-till at Cornwallis Farms in Port Williams, Nova Scotia.

[Podcast] Brian Newcombe: Leveraging Strip-Till & No-Till to Maximize Production in a Fertile Microclimate

In this episode of the “Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Martin Industries, editor, Frank Lessiter, chats with Canadian no-tiller and strip-tiller Brian Newcombe.

April 4, 2019

In this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Martin Industries, editor, Frank Lessiter, chats with Canadian no-tiller and strip-tiller Brian Newcombe.

Talking Transition & Strategic Experimentation in Strip-Till

A diverse group of experienced strip-tillers sit down to discuss their evolution in equipment, fertility and cover cropping practices.

By Jack Zemlicka posted on March 12, 2018 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Precision Agriculture

Strip-tillers Tom Cotter from Austin, Minn.; Brian Newcombe from Port Williams, Nova Scotia; Dean Sponheim from Nora Springs, Iowa; and Floyd Koerner III from Laingsburg, Mich.; talk candidly about the origins of their systems and some of the transformational lessons they’ve learned along the way

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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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