Home / Topics / Content Areas / Features

Features
Features RSS Feed RSS

strip-till equipment
Two Perspectives on Strip-Tillage

Growers: Supporting Strip-Till Goes Beyond the Machinery

Farmers see growth opportunities for dealers who understand strip-till as a sustainable system and can articulate the benefits of this niche practice.
April 6, 2016 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Equipment
Kicking the tires on a new tractor or scheduling seasonal maintenance for a combine or planter are common necessities that keep farmers coming through the doors of their local farm equipment dealership.
Read More

Carving Out a Strip-Till Niche to Cut Costs & Boost Yields

A strip-tilled sugarbeet system provides Colorado farmer, Steven Eckhardt superior fumigant delivery, higher yields, reduced compaction and opportunities for fuel and input savings.
By Ian Gronau posted on March 8, 2016 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101
Strip-tilled sugarbeet system provides Colorado farmer Steven Eckhardt superior fumigant delivery, higher yields, reduced compaction and opportunities for fuel and input savings.
Read More
12row-246-copy.jpg

7 Tips for Ideal Fertilizer Placement in a Strip-Till System

Farmers and equipment manufacturers weigh in on the best times, seasons, products and strategies for developing a successful strip-till fertility program.
By Ian Gronau posted on February 23, 2016 | Posted in Nutrient Management
From depth, timing and rate to season, product and method, strip-tillers always seem to be on the hunt for new strategies to improve their fertilizer and nutrient application programs. Strip-tillage already offers advantageous placement in the root zone, but there are still many decisions for a farmer to make when he takes to the field.
Read More
2016 National Strip-Tillage Conference Speaker

Tracking the ROI of a Strip-Till System

Illinois strip-tiller Trent Sanderson will share his analytical approach to reducing input costs and increasing yields at the 2016 National Strip-Tillage Conference.
By Jack Zemlicka posted on February 9, 2016 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101
Illinois strip-tiller Trent Sanderson will share his analytical approach to reducing input costs and increasing yields at the 2016 National Strip-Tillage Conference.
Read More
Kuhn.jpg

Early Strip-Till Returns Encourage Experimentation

After early success with strip-tilled corn, Delaware farmer Brad Ritter began developing a strategy to strip-till black-eyed peas with surprising results.
By Ian Gronau posted on December 8, 2015 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Nutrient Management
Harbeson, Del., farmer Brad Ritter, converted from no-till to strip-till on his 1,000-acre family farm. He’d long thought that no-till was the most logical method of farming his sandy soil, but he lamented the idea that a portion of his broadcasted fertilizer probably ran off to the Delaware Bay, rather than into the root zone of his crops.
Read More

Top Articles

Current Issue

STF_FALL_1024_Cover.jpg

Strip-Till Farmer

Strip-Till Farmer delivers a mix of features on strip-till farmers, strip-till management topics and trending practices in strip-till. This FREE quarterly print newsletter is available to qualified subscribers in the U.S. and Canada. 
View More

Must Read Free Eguides

Download these helpful knowledge building tools

View More

Videos

Remembering the Grandfather of No-Till

Remembering the Grandfather of No-Till

On this edition of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by CultivAce, we honor the life and legacy of Bill Richards — the ‘Grandfather of No-Till’ — who passed away Tuesday at the age of 93.
View More
Top Directory Listings
Environmental Tillage Systems

Environmental Tillage Systems, Inc

Environmental Tillage Systems is a leading manufacturer of strip-till and nutrient-management equipment which enhances soil productivity and farm profitability.
KUHN_4C.png

Kuhn Krause, Inc

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.

Yetter Farm Equipment

For over 90 years, Yetter Farm Equipment has designed and manufactured innovative and effective solutions for the agriculture industry. Today, we are proud to be recognized worldwide as an industry leader in designing row cleaners, strip till tools, planter attachments, precision fertilizer placement attachments, rotary hoes, toolbars, and harvest attachments.
View More