Strip-Till Farmer Summer Edition 2023

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Beyond the Berm

Introducing the Inaugural Strip-Till Hall of Fame Class

By Noah Newman posted on June 28, 2023 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101

Ask any sports fan if the best player on their team is a Hall of Famer. It’s sure to generate a passionate debate every single time, especially with baseball savants.
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Pros & Cons of Strip-Till Soybeans

Strip-tillers share best practices & challenges with strip-till soybeans in Strip-Till Farmer email discussion group

By Noah Newman posted on June 28, 2023 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Seeding & Planting

Strip-till soybean acreage increased in 2022, according to the 10th annual Strip-Till Farmer Benchmark Study (see p. 18 for in-depth analysis), with survey respondents strip-tilling an average of 586 acres of soybeans
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Nutrient Management

Strip-Tiller Takes Unconventional Path to High Yields

Young strip-tiller commits to on-farm research & variable-rated fertility package in pursuit of high yields

June 30, 2023 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management

Caleb Traugh, of Blakely, Ga., isn’t your typical strip-tiller. He didn’t grow up on a farm. He doesn’t have an ag degree, and he didn’t go to college.
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Strip-Till & Banded Fertilizer Boost ROI

The benefits of banded nutrients naturally led Dan Lane to strip-till 20 years ago and his corn yields and bottom line have proven it was a good change.

By Dan Crummett posted on July 6, 2023 | Posted in Equipment, Nutrient Management, Precision Agriculture

Since becoming the sole operators of their family’s Homewood Farms in 2000, Dan Lane and his wife, Jennifer, have used precision practices and conservation tillage to significantly boost corn and soybean yields as well as overall farm income.
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Strategies for Successful Weed Control in Strip-Till Systems

Start conversations early with retailers to lock in herbicide programs, and take a flexible approach to weed control

By Julienne Isaacs posted on July 5, 2023 | Posted in Crop Protection

With inflation and interest rates continuing to rise, Brock Waggoner wants strip-tillers to be strategic about chemical inputs.
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Strip-Till Benchmark Study

Strip-Tillers Increase Acreage & Outyield No-Tillers in 2022

Annual benchmark survey reports increase in strip-till soybean acreage, corn yields and fall strip-till

By Noah Newman posted on June 30, 2023 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Cover Crops, Soil Health

Strip-Till Farmer’s 10th annual benchmark study of strip-till practices conducted in early 2023 shows that strip-tillers continue to have the upper hand over their no-till counterparts when it comes to corn and soybean yields.
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Strip-Till Standpoint

What’s Your Long-Term Equipment Strategy?

Setting strip-till goals & honestly evaluating equipment fleet position farm businesses for financial success.

By Shay Foulk posted on July 5, 2023 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101

Over the last 5 years, more of the progressive operations that I work with — the high-level, high-management operations — are starting to utilize strip-till as part of their system. Strip-till can play a really important role in the future of production agriculture.
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Featured Articles

Featured Articles

Beyond the Berm

Introducing the Inaugural Strip-Till Hall of Fame Class

By Noah Newman posted on June 28, 2023 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101

Ask any sports fan if the best player on their team is a Hall of Famer. It’s sure to generate a passionate debate every single time, especially with baseball savants.
Read More

Strip-Till & Banded Fertilizer Boost ROI

The benefits of banded nutrients naturally led Dan Lane to strip-till 20 years ago and his corn yields and bottom line have proven it was a good change.

By Dan Crummett posted on July 6, 2023 | Posted in Equipment, Nutrient Management, Precision Agriculture

Since becoming the sole operators of their family’s Homewood Farms in 2000, Dan Lane and his wife, Jennifer, have used precision practices and conservation tillage to significantly boost corn and soybean yields as well as overall farm income.
Read More

Strip-Till Benchmark Study

Strip-Tillers Increase Acreage & Outyield No-Tillers in 2022

Annual benchmark survey reports increase in strip-till soybean acreage, corn yields and fall strip-till

By Noah Newman posted on June 30, 2023 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Cover Crops, Soil Health

Strip-Till Farmer’s 10th annual benchmark study of strip-till practices conducted in early 2023 shows that strip-tillers continue to have the upper hand over their no-till counterparts when it comes to corn and soybean yields.
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Digital Edition

Digital Edition

Summer 2023 Digital Edition of Strip-Till Farmer

July 7, 2023

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Online Extras
Online Extras
Online Extras: Summer 2023 Issue

July 11, 2023

Web-exclusive content for this issue includes:
Join the Nutrient Management and Equipment Email discussion group!
Strip-Tillers Increase Acreage & Outyield No-Tillers in 2022
Why You Must Assess Your Long-Term Equipment Strategy
Strip-Till Farmer Podcast
Strip-Till Farmer's Best of the Web

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