Seeding & Planting

[Podcast] Top Tips to Get You Prepared for Spring Planting

In this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Topcon Agriculture, we chat with planting expert and agronomist Phil Needham of Needham Ag Technologies, who shares his top tips for getting prepared for planting.
In this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Topcon Agriculture, we chat with planting expert and agronomist, Phil Needham of Needham Ag Technologies, who shares his top tips for getting prepared for planting.
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Managing Inputs to Boost Soil Health in a Strip-Till System

Continuous experimentation with nutrient application methods, products and timing has contributed to Kansas strip-tiller Josh Koehn consistently achieving 300-bushel corn.
Montezuma, Kan., farmer Josh Koehn says attention to detail is really what’s made the difference on his 10,000 acre farm. Feeling the need to manage residue better and build healthier soils, he switched from full tillage to strip-till back in 2008 on most of his 30% irrigated and 70% dryland operation.
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5 Time and Money Saving Tips to Put to Use Ahead of Planting

From regularly replacing disc openers to keeping hydraulic hoses elevated and secure, Illinois strip-tiller Dave Delhotal adheres to an annual checklist before putting a single seed in the ground.
We started no-tilling in the early 2000s and in 2010, started strip-tilling before we went full-bore into it in 2013 and eliminated all conventional tillage.
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3 Strip-Tilling Tips from a ‘Regenerative Agriculturist’

Rod Sommerfield has found an ally in strip-till as he works to return his farm’s soils to the nutrient level and health seen 150 years ago.
As a strong proponent of “regenerative agriculture” — which Rod Sommerfield explains is proper residue management that recycles the carbon and other nutrients in the residue back to the following crops — his hopes for the future of the farm that’s been in his family since 1892 are bold.
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