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Strip-Till Roundtable

Putting the Pieces of a Progressive Strip-Till System into Place

Three strip-tillers share their thoughts on how they utilize strip-tilling to maximize poorer soils and get more return on their fertilizer, cover crop and equipment investments.

By Sarah Hill posted on January 27, 2023 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Seeding & Planting, Nutrient Management

Strip-tilling combines precision tillage technology and efficient nutrient management to achieve operation goals, whether those are yield-based or soil health-centric.

5 Takeaways from the 7th Annual National Strip-Tillage Conference

The virtual event assembled a diverse group of strip-till experts sharing experience-based advice on cover crop integration, custom strip-till economics and high-yielding corn tips.

May 10, 2021 | Posted in Soil Health

The 7th annual National Strip-Tillage Conference (NSTC), held August 6-8, may have looked a little different than previous years’ events. But the idea-sharing and diversity of topics discussed during general sessions, classroom presentations and live roundtables embodied the annual experience attendees have come to expect.

Strip-Till Standpoint

An Economic Case for Strip-Cultivating

By Gary Gangwer posted on April 23, 2021 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Nutrient Management

So let’s talk about life after stripping. I’ve been to a few National Strip-Tillage Conferences now and will be presenting at the 2021 conference in Omaha, and a lot of the focus of the first meeting I went to was on the strip itself — creating it, preparing it and fertilizing it.

Beyond the Berm

Different Isn’t Always Better. Better is Always Different.

By Jack Zemlicka posted on February 7, 2020 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Seeding & Planting

“Educational” is the most print-friendly, paraphrased response I’ve gotten when asking strip-tillers to summarize their 2019 operational goals vs. reality.

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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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