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Varying Soil & Environmental Conditions Require Alternative Planter Setups

Strip-till consultant Kevin Kimberley explains how to set up your planter for success year-after-year by being willing to adapt to changing soil and environmental conditions
By Maclaren Krueger posted on February 6, 2024 | Posted in Equipment
“Normalization of deviation,” says Kevin Kimberley, an Iowa strip-tiller with over 35 years of experience and owner of Kimberley Ag Consulting. “If you keep deviating from what’s normal over and over again, it becomes the new norm.”
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Pros & Cons of Coulters, Shanks & Knives

A longtime crop consultant and OEM equipment marketer-turned-manufacturer lays out the basics of strip-till ground-engaging tool designs and how to choose the best for your needs.
By Dan Crummett posted on April 5, 2023 | Posted in Equipment
Bill Preller says knives are most prevalent in areas where strip-till evolved from converted anhydrous ammonia applicators and are more typical in central and northern Corn Belt fields.
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Strip-Till Discussion: Coulters vs. Shanks

October 7, 2022 | Posted in Equipment
The recently launched Strip-Till Farmer email discussion group gives farmers in the strip-till community a chance to connect with each other and exchange ideas. Here are some of the top responses to our question of the week.
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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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