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4th Annual Strip-Till Operational Benchmark Study Extras

Stability in Size, Setup of Equipment, Separation in Timing of Field Preparation

Strip-tillers favor 12-row rigs and shank-style setups on row units, while preference for fall or spring strip-building increases.

July 29, 2017 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Precision Agriculture

Strip-tillers favor 12-row rigs and shank-style setups on row units, while preference for fall or spring strip-building increases.

4th Annual Strip-Till Operational Benchmark Study

Row Cleaners, Fertilizer Boxes, RTK are Popular Items Among Strip-Tillers

Fertilizing practices and products remain consistent, while strip-tillers trend toward sprayer ownership and increasing accuracy with applications.

July 29, 2017 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Precision Agriculture

Fertilizing practices and products remain consistent, while strip-tillers trend toward sprayer ownership and increasing accuracy with applications.

4th Annual Strip-Till Operational Benchmark Study

Cover Cropping in Strip-Till Continues to Grow

Strip-tillers planting covers topped 60% for first time, with cereal rye being the most popular variety and drilling them the most popular method.

July 29, 2017 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Precision Agriculture

Strip-tillers planting covers topped 60% for first time, with cereal rye being the most popular variety and drilling them the most popular method.

4th Annual Strip-Till Operational Benchmark Study

Strip-Tilled Acres, Yields Take Big Jump

Total strip-tilled acres grew by more than 35,000, while average corn yields continued to increase, nearing a 200-bushel-per-acre average.

July 29, 2017 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Precision Agriculture

Total strip-tilled acres grew by more than 35,000, while average corn yields continued to increase, nearing a 200-bushel-per-acre average.

Application of Manure to Double Crop Soybeans

June 20, 2017 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Nutrient Management

Source: Ohio State University Extension

Ohio State University Extension explains how swine and dairy manure can be used to add moisture to newly planted soybeans.

From the Desk of Jack Zemlicka

Are You Adjusting Your Strip-Till Acres?

By Jack Zemlicka posted on June 14, 2017 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

The last few years have prompted some strip-tillers to reevaluate their crop rotation and adjust to the fluctuating commodity market. Talking with a few farmers, they acknowledged making some pre-season planting decisions based in part on the price of corn and soybeans.

5 Questions to Consider Before Switching from Corn to Soybeans

June 12, 2017 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Source: The Soy Report

As growers begin to contemplate switching intended corn acres to soybean, The Soy Report provides a quick checklist of points and questions to consider or reconsider before making that switch.

From the Desk of Jack Zemlicka

Don’t Suffocate Your Soils

By Jack Zemlicka posted on June 1, 2017 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Nutrient Management

Playing a pick-up game of basketball this week, I had the unfortunate experience of colliding with a much larger, more athletic opponent. While I only had the wind knocked out of me, those few moments of gasping for air made me appreciate the ability to take a deep breath again.

Consider Herbicides When Replanting Corn

May 24, 2017 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Crop Protection

Source: University of Illinois Extension

For soil-applied herbicides, replanting can proceed whenever field conditions are feasible, but for some post-emergence herbicides, there are intervals between application and replanting, says University of Illinois Extension.