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Tire Tips and Other Practices for Reducing Soil Compaction

April 14, 2015 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment, Soil Health

Using tires that can operate at lower pressures is one of the most effective ways to minimize soil compaction, along with reducing total axle load and minimizing trips across the field.

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The Consequences Of Compaction

By Jack Zemlicka posted on October 6, 2014 | Posted in Soil Health

I recently had the opportunity to attend Michelin's international media event in Europe, which included a day of field demonstrations and tire tests.

Practices That Help Reduce Soil Compaction

April 11, 2014 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: Penn State Extension, Sjoerd Duiker

The pressure is on with a short time window to do field work before planting season begins.

The Dangers Of Applying Fertilizers And Manure To Frozen Ground

February 13, 2014 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Water Management

Source: By Edwin Ritchey, University of Kentucky

Some producers are taking advantage of frozen ground conditions to apply nitrogen to wheat fields or manure to corn fields.

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Strip-Till Doesn't Always Start Small

By Jack Zemlicka posted on May 23, 2013 | Posted in Nutrient Management

One of more interesting things I've learned about strip-till is how the practice can vary from farmer to farmer, depending on their years of experience. While there are principles to adhere to — noted by Illinois strip-tiller Alan Madison in this edition's feature story — there's also no textbook way to strip-till.

Father-Son Team Sold On Strip-Till's Benefits

By Dan Zinkand posted on September 13, 2012 | Posted in Equipment, Water Management

When Joe Brightly came home to the family farm in Hamlin, N.Y., in 2009 after graduating from college, he and his father, Dean, weighed whether they should replace an aging field cultivator and chisel plow with new ones.

U.S. Technology Helps Expand Strip-Till In France And South Africa

By Dan Zinkand posted on August 23, 2012 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Dean Carstens, president of Twin Diamond Industries in Minden, Neb., traveled to France in September to visit with farmers interested in strip-till. Twin Diamond ran a small ad about a year ago in an international ag equipment publication that generated five e-mails.

Dig Soil Pits To Assess Strip-Tilled Fields

By Dan Zinkand posted on August 22, 2012 | Posted in Soil Health

Now is a good time for strip-tillers to dig soil pits to assess root development, compaction and soil health, says Jodi DeJong-Hughes, University of Minnesota Extension strip-till expert.

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New Case Rowtrac Promises More Consistency for Strip-Tillers

August 13, 2012 | Posted in Equipment

Mitch Kaiser, Steiger Tractor Marketing Manager, Case IH North America, talking about the new 2012 Steiger Rowtrac Tractor and its benefits for strip-tillers.

Soil Pits

Digging Deep For Answers

August 6, 2012 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Soil Health

Three experienced scientists say soil pits are another tool no-tillers can use to examine soil structure, root development, compaction, soil quality and other important agronomical issues.

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