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[Podcast] How Strip-Till Boosted My Yields with Robb Ewoldt

Davenport, Iowa, farmer Robb Ewoldt shares results of an unintentional strip-till trial, lessons learned from strip-tilling and more.
January 20, 2022 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Equipment, Nutrient Management, Soil Health

In this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Terrasym by NewLeaf Symbiotics, Robb shares the bushel-per-acre results of his unintentional half strip-tilled/half no-tilled field, other lessons learned over his years of strip-tilling, how he’s incorporating cover crops on some of the 2,000 acres he farms and how he’s teaching his nearby city neighbors about conservation agriculture and soil health. 


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[Podcast] Biological Farming, Carbon Cycle, Modified Strip-Till Systems & More

For this Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Terrasym, we’re revisiting Strip-Till Farmer’s top 5 most played episodes of 2021 to share highlights from conversations that resonated most with other strip-tillers. Some are even among the most listened to episodes ever since we started this podcast in 2016, including our #1 episode of the year, “Biological Farming with Gary Zimmer.”
January 7, 2022 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Equipment, Soil Health, Water Management
For this Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Terrasym, we’re revisiting Strip-Till Farmer’s top 5 most played episodes of 2021 to share highlights from conversations that resonated most with other strip-tillers. Some are even among the most listened to episodes ever since we started this podcast in 2016, including our #1 episode of the year, “Biological Farming with Gary Zimmer.”
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[Podcast] Analyzing & Adjusting Soil pH with UNM’s Daniel Kaiser

For this Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, associate editor Sarah Hill talks with Daniel Kaiser, nutrient management specialist at the University of Minnesota about the range of pH values needed for optimum crop performance, how liming works in the soil, what factors to consider when applying lime and more.
December 27, 2021 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Equipment, Soil Health, Water Management
For this Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, associate editor Sarah Hill talks with Daniel Kaiser, nutrient management specialist at the University of Minnesota about the range of pH values needed for optimum crop performance, how liming works in the soil, what factors to consider when applying lime and more.
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Recovery, Rebuilding Begin for UK Research Center after Tornado Outbreak

Lloyd Murdock, no-till research pioneer and UK professor, recovers fragipan research from center's rubble.
By Michaela Paukner posted on December 20, 2021 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Soil Health

The University of Kentucky Research and Education Center in Princeton took a direct hit from the powerful tornado that began in northwestern Arkansas and carved a path of destruction across the western half of Kentucky.



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[Podcast] What Strip-Till Has Done for Me with 3 Iowa Farmers

For this Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, you’ll meet Iowa farmers Landon Brown (New Providence, Iowa), Chris Blome (Alden, Iowa) and Glen Hodnefield (Radcliffe, Iowa). Landon and Chris are just a few years into strip-tilling, while Glen’s been doing it for 25 years.
December 8, 2021 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Equipment, Soil Health, Water Management
For this Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, you’ll meet Iowa farmers Landon Brown (New Providence, Iowa), Chris Blome (Alden, Iowa) and Glen Hodnefield (Radcliffe, Iowa). Landon and Chris are just a few years into strip-tilling, while Glen’s been doing it for 25 years.
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