Articles by Jack Zemlicka

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Let The Earthworms Turn Your Soil

This time of year, I look forward visiting a few farms to get a recap of harvest and also catch a glimpse of some fresh fall strips. Although there were still plenty of combines harvesting corn ahead of an expected early mid-November cold snap in western Wisconsin and central Minnesota, I had a chance to traverse the newly strip-tilled fields of Tom Muller.
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Targeted Strip-Till Fertility Boosts Corn Yields

Spring strip-till and precise fertilizer placement have helped Wisconsin’s Steve Duwe break the 200-bushel barrier in corn and successfully experiment with strip-tilled soybeans.
In arid parts of the U.S. like the Texas Panhandle, quenching the thirst of crops has been increasingly difficult in recent years.
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Fuel, Fertilizer Savings Drive Evolving Strip-Till System

Despite adverse growing conditions, Iowa strip-tiller Ben Pederson is seeing measurable returns on his 3-year strip-till investment.
After years of field cultivation and disc ripping on his family's corn and soybean operation, Ben Pederson believed he was improving soil tilth. But visual indicators on his farm near Lake Mills, Iowa, began to leave him less convinced that full-width tillage was worthwhile.
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