Sizing Up the Challenges, Benefits of a 48-Row Planter
Mead, Neb., strip-tiller Kerry Knuth shares the front-to-back setup on his 48-row John Deere planter and the benefits of planting "when you want to" vs. "when you have to."
Topics
Seeding & Planting
Information and tips about seeding and planting cash crops and cover crops using the strip-till method, as well as equipment innovations and trends.
Cover Crops
Uncover the latest information on different species of cover crops and their benefits; tips on the equipment used to seed them; and how strip-tillers are using covers on their farm operation to improve their strip-till systems.
Equipment
Find nut-and-bolts information here about the machinery side of strip-tilling, including planters, drills and air seeders and various related strip-till attachments; self-propelled and pull-type sprayers, tractors, combines, spreaders and toolbars.
Crop Protection
Learn which products and management tactics can help strip-tillers protect their farm ground from yield-robbing threats posed by weeds, diseases and insect pests.
Nutrient Management
Dig into more about managing nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and micronutrients in a way that maximizes crop yields while minimizing impacts to the environment and reducing waste.
Precision Ag
Connect to tips and information about precision technologies that can help strip-tillers do a more accurate job with planting, spraying, fertilizing, scouting, soil testing, mapping, irrigating and various other farm tasks.
Soil Health
View the secret underground world of soil livestock —including beneficial bacteria, mycorrhizal fungi and earthworms — that are essential to building healthy soils and reducing your cost of production.
Water Management
Strategies for preserving or managing moisture in strip-till systems, including tiles, cover crops, irrigation and other approaches.
Starting Out In Strip-Till
New to strip-till? Gather more about the basic principals of strip-till systems, and how to overcome the initial challenges to successfully convert to the practice. You'll find stories of successful strip-tillers and their operations. Read how they overcame their challenges.
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Top Directory Listings
Environmental Tillage System, Inc
Environmental Tillage Systems is a leading manufacturer of conservation-tillage and nutrient-management equipment which enhances soil productivity and farm profitability.
Kuhn Krause Inc
Kuhn Krause's focus, above all, is to continue to produce quality products to serve producers better; to strive to respond to their needs with new tools and new technology to meet their growing challenges. Agronomic practices are constantly changing, and at a faster pace now than ever.
Blu-Jet / Thurston Mfg Co
Thurston Mfg. Co. began operations in 1971 producing small agricultural related Blu-Jet products and has since flourished into a major force in the fertilizer injection and farm implement markets. Thurston Mfg. has achieved the ultimate in ease and versatility with its Blu-Jet line of StripTill Systems row units.