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On-farm conservation: Strip-till and cover crops
2014-08-07 21:24:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Dan Sanderson and his son Trent farm near Clare, Ill. The operation is 100% strip-till, and the father-son duo plant cover crops on about 1/3 of their acres, experimenting with different mixes. They have clay loam soils and use a variety of technologies and equipment, including a sugar beet plate to plant some of their cover crops. read more
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Strip-till: spring or fall? Both work well with practice
2014-06-06 15:22:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Corn and soybean growers explain why they prefer one over the other. Choosing spring or fall strip-till depends on so many factors; only you can decide, says Brad Meister, Bourbon, Ind. Soil type, coulter machine or shank machine, whether you have any erodible land, the amount of time you have in the fall to do it; how long it takes for your ground to mellow out in the spring, and whether you put down phosphorus or potassium with it. read more
Strip-till benefits
2013-09-05 20:57:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
LimelightPlayerUtil.initEmbed("limelight_player_895858"); Gary Nelson and his son farm 2,500 acres in Iowa, and part of their operation includes on-farm research for the Ann Smeltzer Charitable Trust. On that farm, they have continuous no-till, continuous conventional tillage and strip-till the rest of the acres. read more
Strip-Till Systems Provide Key Benefits for Corn
2013-03-13 22:20:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Source: Pioneer Evidence has shown that strip-till systems combine many of the best aspects of no-till and conventional tillage systems. The advantages of strip-till are generally most pronounced for corn following corn, where strip-till can help improve seedbed uniformity and reduce plant-to-plant variability compared to no-till. read more
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