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Strip-Till Highlights: Feb. 13, 2024

February 13, 2024

Strip-Till Farmer editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at the grower's realm from the lofty digital realm. Here is our favorite content from the past week from across the web.

Innovative Cover Crop Strategies to Implement on Your Farm

National Cover Crop Summit offers expert advice for weed control, fighting drought with covers & more

By Mackane Vogel posted on February 6, 2024 | Posted in Cover Crops

The 2024 National Cover Crop Summit will feature 7 sessions packed with practical tips to help strip-tillers implement cover crops into their farm operations and learn more cover crop strategies and management practices.

How Crop Rotation & Microbial Management Practices Affect Soil Health

Strip-till coupled with the inclusion of year-round living roots can revive previously declining soil organic matter levels.

By Dorothy Stephenson posted on February 20, 2023 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health

Strip-till coupled with the inclusion of year-round living roots can revive previously declining soil organic matter levels.

Hoorman: Analyzing Hula's High-Yielding Management Practices

September 12, 2022 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Nutrient Management

Source: Putnam County Sentinel

Charles City, Virginia's David Hula holds the all-time world corn yield record of 616 bushels, which was set in 2019. Soil health specialist James Hoorman breaks down Hula's management practices and keys to success.

[Podcast] How Mineral Nutrition & Humates Boost Your Bottom Line with Jim Hoorman

In this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by SOURCE by Sound Agriculture, soil health specialist Jim Hoorman gives us a preview of his presentation for the 2022 National Strip-Tillage Conference about mineral nutrition and humates.

April 19, 2022 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Nutrient Management, Soil Health

In this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by SOURCE by Sound Agriculture, soil health specialist Jim Hoorman gives us a preview of his 2022 National Strip-Tillage Conference presentation about mineral nutrition and humates.

Nutrient Deficiencies and Slug Issues

June 23, 2021 | Posted in Crop Protection, Nutrient Management

Source: Ohio's Country Journal

Summer has officially arrived and nutrient deficiencies and pests are now a problem in many fields. Healthy plants have fewer problems with disease and insects, according to soil specialist Jim Hoorman, so optimum plant nutrition is important for keeping pests at bay and optimizing crop yields.

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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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