For a typical farmer, accuracy is important. But, for strip-tillers, it’s make or break. A strip-tiller has to know precisely where their strips are every single time they roll across the field.
Strip-Till Farmer editors racked up the steps at the National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville, Ky., this week. Here are some of our top takeaways from the show.
Clay Mitchell, farmer and co-founder of farmland venture capital firm Fall Line Capital, shares how he identifies the best investments for his operation.
Corteva Agriscience and John Deere announced a partnership to make it easier for farmers to access Corteva’s agronomic recommendations through the John Deere Operations Center.
Lindsay Corporation, a leading global manufacturer and distributor of irrigation and infrastructure equipment and technology, has announced plans to invest more than $50 million over the next two years in its largest global manufacturing facility located in Lindsay, Neb.
Annual Winter Conference introduces farmers to new CornerStone Planting System; announces Panorama is now available for purchase as well as additional product updates
Compatible with all standard-height 7x7 planter bars, the system is fully integrated with Precision Planting technologies and will allow farmers to customize their planter with a factory-built system that ships with all components — both mechanical and electronic — already installed.
Mark Kingland, who farms nearly 1,800 acres throughout Winnebago County, Iowa, with his brother, Tom, seeded several hundred cover crop acres for the first time in fall 2023 and used his new drone to broadcast the seed.
AGCO is investing to attract more talent across key product development disciplines to deliver new, value-added precision ag technologies for all farmers, regardless of the equipment brands used in their operation.
"When farmers consistently use technology and align their equipment with their specific 4R plan, they grow thriving crops. Notice that I didn’t say the latest or the greatest technology? But consistent technology," Erin Hightower says.
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Leo Johnson and his son, Patrick, are planting corn into strips for the first time in southern Wisconsin. Leo and Patrick discuss how their strip-till maiden voyage has gone so far in this preview of Leo’s 2024 National Strip-Tillage Conference presentation, “What I Learned from My First Year Strip-Tilling.” The conference takes place Aug. 8-9 in Madison, Wis. Download the full program and register at StripTillConference.com.
Montag products have proven results with patented precision metering application for significant savings of nutrients and cover crop seed, and for achieving best conservation practices.
Environmental Tillage Systems is a leading manufacturer of strip-till and nutrient-management equipment which enhances soil productivity and farm profitability.
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.