North American farmers are increasingly conscious of their fertilizer application methods — both for the impact on their bottom line and the environment.
I’ve yet to meet a farmer who has attained perfection. Sure, several claim to have solved some of their greatest pain points, whether it’s yield consistency, nutrient application efficiency or precision farming progress.
My journey into conserving soil and building a resilient soil system has been an adventure in experimentation and learning. I first learned about strip-till when I visited a colleague’s farm to view a new way of working soil to prepare for corn planting.
Would landowners in your area rent ground to a no-tiller or strip-tiller for fewer dollars than to farmers using other conservation systems or even conventional tillage?
We’ve all seen and heard about the widespread devastation caused by the recent hurricanes in the southern U.S. Images and stories covering the immediate impact was startling, but the aftermath is perhaps even more astonishing.
Most strip-tillers I visit tend to be loyal practitioners or, at the very least, recent converts who are seeing enough promise to continue their journey. But there are certainly those who struggle and perhaps even question their decision.
Returning from this year’s National Strip-Tillage Conference (NSTC) in Omaha, Neb., I always appreciate the new connections made at each event, and especially with those attendees who are new to strip-till.
En route to Omaha, Neb., and our 4th annual National Strip-Tillage Conference this week, I had a lot of windshield time to mentally run through the paces of the event ahead of time and try and proactively plan for the unexpected.
Timing can be everything when building strips, and in talking with farmers, it seems more are becoming loyal to one time of year or the other, depending on convenience, weather or availability of hired help.
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On this edition of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by CultivAce, we honor the life and legacy of Bill Richards — the ‘Grandfather of No-Till’ — who passed away Tuesday at the age of 93.
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Kuhn Krause's focus, above all, is to continue to produce quality products to serve producers better; to strive to respond to their needs with new tools and new technology to meet their growing challenges. Agronomic practices are constantly changing, and at a faster pace now than ever.
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