“We strip-till everything,” says Don Batie, a farmer from Lexington, Neb. “We terminate the cover crop after planting. The cover crops help retain residue on the field and provide root action to repair the soil for the next year. We want growing plants between a dead cover crop.”
Jerry Houselog, who farms with his wife, Krist, just west of the Minnesota border off Highway 34, has been strip-tilling his fields for years, following in the footsteps of other farm soil conservationists in the region.
On this edition of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Montag Mfg., Smithville, Ga., strip-tiller Alex Harrell shares perspective on his world record-breaking soybean yield in 2023. The 33-year-old set a new soybean yield record with 206.7997 bushels per acre, topping his mentor, Randy Dowdy’s 2019 yield of 190.23 bushels per acre.
On this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Montag Mfg., Smithville, Ga., strip-tiller Alex Harrell shares perspective on his world record-breaking soybean yield in 2023. The 33-year-old set a new soybean yield record with 206.7997 bushels per acre, topping his mentor, Randy Dowdy’s 2019 yield of 190.23 bushels per acre.
Cover crops help keep residue where you left it after a strip-till pass, while also providing benefits like breaking up soil compaction and nutrient cycling — but is adopting them the right call for your operation?
The 3-year study compared conventional till broadcast, no-till broadcast and strip-till banded systems, and different application rates of MAP and potash with each system.
On this edition of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Montag Mfg., 3 successful strip-tillers share some of their top strategies and lessons learned from their strip-till journey.
On this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Montag Mfg., 3 successful strip-tillers share some of their top strategies and lessons learned from their strip-till journey.
"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.
On this edition of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Montag Mfg., a trio of experienced strip-tillers talk with a first-time strip-tiller who’s making the switch after years of conventional tillage.
On this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Montag Mfg., a trio of experienced strip-tillers talk with a first-time strip-tiller who’s making the switch after years of conventional tillage.
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On this edition of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by CultivAce, No-Till Farmer’s Conservation Ag Operator Fellow, Ray McCormick, showcases how he’s taking conservation ag to the next level in Vincennes, Ind., with ponds, solar panels, duck hunting and more.
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