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Experimentation is often the benchmark of developing a productive strip-till system. Whether it’s equipment modifications, fertility tweaks, residue management philosophy — or a combination of all three — building a successful system requires researched risks to reap the rewards.
While it’s also easy enough to stick to a routine season after season, Persia, Iowa, strip-tiller Bill Darrington would much rather be on the other end of the spectrum -- learning, trying and adapting to continuously improve his farming operation.
For more than 30 years, Bill has refined a methodology that mixes no-till and strip-till practices, while also incorporating sensible, yet sometimes unconventional fertilizing plans.
In today’s Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Blu-Jet, we welcome Bill to share his motivation and methods for intelligently pursuing higher yields with a hybrid tillage system.
The Strip-Till Farmer podcast is brought to you by Thurston Manufacturing.
For more than four decades, Thurston Manufacturing has been an innovator in fertilizer injection and conservation tillage equipment. Over that time, large-acre farmers have found “Blu-Jet” to be synonymous with durability, low maintenance and return on investment. A founding Title Sponsor of the National Strip-Tillage Conference, Blu-Jet’s Strip-Tracker was the first strip-till implement to combine on-board fertilizer carrying capacities with a stretched and staggered row unit. Visit www.blu-jet.com or call them today at 800-658-3127.
