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Thinking About Reducing Tillage in the Spring? Start Preparing in the Fall

October 15, 2024 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: Michigan State University

Reducing tillage has been one of the most common recommendations made to improve soil health over time and reduce erosion risk. However, this broad-brush suggestion is no easy feat.

5 Harvest Tips for Maximizing Yield & Quality

September 30, 2024 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Pioneer

These tips identify common challenges for corn, soybean and sorghum harvest and offer ways to optimize yield potential and reduce potential losses.

How Are You Getting the Job Done with Today's Extra-Wide Combine Headers?

By Noah Newman posted on September 3, 2024 | Posted in Equipment

Recognizing the enormous value of getting stalks, straw and chaff across the full width of the combine header, we asked readers in the Strip-Till Farmer email discussion group — how are you getting the job done with today’s extra-wide 40 to 60-foot headers? Check out the responses here.

Attaining Planting Perfection with a Decisive, Flexible Strip-Tilling Strategy

Creating the ideal seedbed requires diligent residue management, the right precision tools and a willingness to get your hands dirty.

March 27, 2024 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment

Strip-tillers often talk about the need to be more sensible with their seed placement and planter setups to create an increasingly responsive environment for initial plant growth.

Strip-Till Management Decisions for Corn-On-Corn Acres

March 18, 2024 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Source: Pioneer

Thanks to advances in corn hybrid genetics, nitrogen stabilizers and crop protection products, corn-on-corn acres are a popular choice amongst farmers.

Beck's: Chopping Corn Head Provides Up to 15-Bushel Yield Advantage

Residue management at the combine is important, and steps you take to promote good residue practices will positively impact next year's planting pass.

September 28, 2023

Whether you are harvesting corn or soybeans, residue management at the combine is important. Any steps you take to better promote good residue practices will positively impact the following season's planting pass and will continue into stand establishment.

[Video] Copperhead Ag Showcases New Sunco Products

April 18, 2023 | Posted in Equipment

Copperhead Ag sales manager Jake Jass provides a rundown of new residue managers, nutrient applicators, row cleaners and more now available after their recent acquisition of Sunco Farm Equipment.

Discussion: What Works Best for Residue Management in Strip-Till Corn on Corn?

By Noah Newman posted on November 24, 2022 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Equipment

"Corn on corn is a challenge. It kind of depends on your strip-till machine type. I know my mole knife machine would never go through standing cornstalk without a shredder pass," says Jon Olson from Minnesota.

Timing Cover Crop Termination to Meet Your Residue Goals

April 7, 2022 | Posted in Cover Crops

Source: USDA

The carbon to nitrogen (C:N) ratio of the cover crop determines the durability of the cover crop residue.

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Maintaining Soil Productivity with Strip-Till

By Rod Sommerfield posted on July 18, 2021 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Soil Health, Water Management

In the grand scheme of things, many people say climate change is the most critical issue facing mankind. But to me, the most important challenge is not just maintaining, but also improving the productivity of the soil.

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No-Till Harvest Update: Great Yields, Tough Market

On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by CultivAce, we head to Amboy, Ill., where Dave Thompson shares his top takeaways from harvest season. Univ. of Illinois soil scientist Andrew Margenot discusses why some no-tillers might want to dial back P and K rates next growing season.

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Environmental Tillage Systems, Inc

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