Articles by Jack Zemlicka

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Innovative Farmer Introduces Strip-Freshener

Todd Mooberry, strip-till farmer in Low Point, Ill., introduces his "strip-freshener" unit that he designed and is selling to Yetter for production. Runs in the spring over strips made in the fall to help them dry out and apply fertilizer to the strip. Also able to improve the ride of his planter, at least 8-10 percent.
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Bouncing Ideas Off Neighbors

One of the challenges of strip-tilling is that there's not always a next-door neighbor handy to bounce fertilizer-application ideas off of, or discuss residue-management strategies.
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Keeping Strip-Till Corn-On-Corn Residue In Check

A strip-till forum in Iowa offered a range of solutions and suggestions for breaking down residue and jumpstarting nutrient cycling in soils.
Heading into his third year of strip-tilling, Jeremy Swanson is still waiting to see what kind of a yield improvement he'll get after moving away from conventional tillage.
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