Charles City, Va., strip-tiller David Hula recently captured his 13th NCGA High Yield Contest title with a 490-bushel yield in the strip-till irrigated class — nothing new for the third-generation farmer, who remains the only one to break the 600-bushel mark (2019, 2021 and 2023).
Take one look at Alan Madison’s office wall — covered with high-yield contest plaques, awards and honors — and you can immediately tell he’s been on the cutting edge of conservation ag for quite some time.
Here at Strip-Till Farmer, there are plenty of insights gleaned. I dug through some recent notes and came across the following 3 tips, observations and insights, to give you something to think about before hopping in the cab this spring.
Efficiency is the name of the game for Shawn Olsen, who farms 4,500 acres with his dad, David, brother, Kelly and son, Carter, and runs a custom strip-till business that covers up to 25,000 acres in east central South Dakota.
I always encourage reader participation at the end of these columns by sharing my email address and asking for your thoughts. So, this time around, I want to make good on that promise and give one of you the floor.
Harnessing this residual nitrogen can provide a natural nutrient source for crops in the 2025 season, helping reduce the need for additional fertilizers, lowering costs, and preserving soil and water quality.
“The conservation stewardship contract was a boon because that yielded us $138,000, so the machine was paid for, and I even had enough money left over to take my wife to Dairy Queen. What a deal,” David Legvold says.
Sparland, Ill., strip-tiller Jay Riddell and Kenton, Ohio, strip-tiller Brian Watkins weighed the benefits of fall and spring strip-till during a panel discussion with Strip-Till Farmer.
Even back in the 1980s and 1990s, we applied less than 1 pound of N per bushel of corn produced. Therefore, we were losing less N, P and pesticides to the environment.
Note that manure characteristics vary significantly among species, so choosing a rate based on the coverage it provides on the soil surface is not a recommended method of determining an appropriate application rate.
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