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Nitrogen Formula Works For Iowa Strip-Tiller During Drought

By Dan Zinkand posted on November 15, 2012 | Posted in Nutrient Management

With farmland recently selling for more than $21,000 an acre in Iowa, saving $5.93 an acre may seem like a drop in the bucket. But paying attention to dollars and cents makes great sense to Cresco, Iowa strip-tiller Frank Moore, who's been farming for more than 35 years.

Strip-Tillage Systems Offer Agronomic Advantages

September 27, 2012 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101

Source: By Mike Petersen, Lead Agronomist, Orthman Mfg. Blog

Even during the driest of times the strip-till approach can still do a lot for farmers.

Strip-Till Best System For Corn In Southeastern Corn Belt

August 23, 2012 | Posted in Soil Health

A study by China Agricultural University's Department of Grassland Science and the Edisto Research & Education Center in Blackville, S.C., found that strip-till is the preferred environment for growing corn in the dryland, rain-fed regions in the southeastern Corn Belt.

Strip-Tilled Corn In Idaho Brings Double-Digit Yield Increase

August 23, 2012 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Source: USDA ARS

Using strip-till and placing fertilizers 6 to 8 inches directly below the seed increased corn grain yields on the higher elevations, where severely eroded soils were largely devoid of crop nutrients, by 12% the first year and 26% the second year.

9 Tips For Successful Strip-Tilling

By Dan Zinkand posted on August 23, 2012 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101

Tile drainage, patience and state and federal financial incentives are some of the things that make strip-till work, says Northfield, Minn., strip-tiller David Legvold, who is one of the speakers at the 2012 National No-Tillage Conference.

Fall Strip-Till Pays Off The Next Spring

By Frank Lessiter posted on August 6, 2012 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Nutrient Management

More no-tillers are finding fertilizing and tilling a 6- to 8-inch narrow band of soil in the fall and planting into this strip the following spring definitely boosts corn yields.

Strip-Tilled Nitrogen Differs Little Than Broadcast For Sugarbeets

July 11, 2012 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Source: University of Nebraska

A University of Nebraska study says that banding nitrogen with strip-till has little effect on sugarbeets vs. broadcasting it.

Strip-Tilling Twin-Row Corn: John Obery of Metamora, Ill.

May 7, 2012 | Posted in Equipment

No-tiller John Obery of Metamora, Ill., shares some reasons for twin-row corn, applying nutrients and why he went away from conventional tillage.

Boost Wheat Yields With Nitrogen At Greenup

April 23, 2012 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Source: Ohio State University

Despite the fact that an unusually wet fall and planting delays kept many wheat farmers from applying starter nitrogen, an Ohio State University Extension educator says they shouldn't rush to apply spring nitrogen earlier than needed.

Tips For Anhydrous Application In Strip-Till

April 22, 2012 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Source: Crop Quest Perspectives

Many strip-tillers incorporate application of various fertilizers — nitrogen, phosphate and potash — when strips are being made. Anhydrous ammonia, a common source of nitrogen, can be toxic to germinating seeds and root systems when applied too close to the seed.

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