Mike Olson, sales manager for Ag Leader Technology, explains how the wet spring closed the planting window and forced many farmers to plant into wetter soils. On-the-go downforce pressure changes help those farmers vary their pressure based on the soil.
By following several guidelines, fall strip-tillers can increase their chances for success, says Greg Willoughby, technical manager for Helena Chemical.
Like many farmers during this past growing season, Iowa strip-tiller Frank Moore harvested corn and soybeans with wildly varying yields. Much of the variation stemmed from when, where and how much rain fell, along with planting dates and when corn pollinated.
For farmers who've used 22-inch rows and conventional tillage for dry edible beans and sugarbeets, going to a 22-inch strip-till system seems like a natural transition. Increasingly, these farmers are also growing corn on narrow-row spacing.
When hard ground bends and breaks equipment on strip-till rigs, and ripple and fluted coulters won't go in the dirt, try a straight coulter, says Iowa tillage and planting consultant Kevin Kimberley.
The USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) reminds producers to work with the local NRCS office to remain in compliance with their current conservation plan on highly erodible land.
With the Bt trait making corn stalks tougher and continuous corn creating more residue, some grower are shy to adopt no-till or strip-till corn, but they really need to visit with Kermit Allard of Cedar Falls, Iowa, who's strip-tilling corn on 20-inch rows.
Scott Setniker tried strip-till for the first time this year and the Independence, Ore., farmer looks forward to trying it again this fall and next spring.
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On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, longtime no-tiller Ross Bishop shares some of the keys to achieving even corn emergence with no-till.
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