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How Minnesota Farmers Increased Residue Coverage by 28% in 4 Years

March 13, 2025 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health

Source: University of Minnesota Extension

Tracking the use of practices like reduced tillage and cover crops that promote healthy soil is challenging but critical to gauge progress towards regional and state goals. Farmers are reducing tillage and increasing soil cover. We see more residue cover on the field, nearly doubling from 36% in 2016 to 64%.

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Edmund Acres Named 2024 Conservation Farm of the Year

March 11, 2025 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Soil Health

Source: The Batavian

Edmund Acres has been named the 2024 Conservation Farm of the Year by the Genesee County Soil and Water Conservation District for its commitment to sustainable farming practices.

Oklahoma Strip-Tillers Receive Leopold Conservation Award

March 7, 2025 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health

Source: Sand County Foundation

Inspired by other farmers having success with reduced tillage, in 2010 he adopted no-till soybeans and strip-till corn. In addition to time savings and less equipment maintenance, Scotty Herriman noticed positive changes in his soil.

Strip-Tilled Soybeans Net $14 More Per Acre than No-Tilled Soybeans in PFI Study

March 4, 2025 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Source: Practical Farmers of Iowa

This year, Iowa farmers Landon Brown and Keaton Krueger investigated how strip-till vs. no-till planting corn (Brown) and soybeans (Krueger) affected their crop yields.

Custom Strip-Tiller Starts 25,000-Acre Marathon in Late September

Early strips & fall nutrient applications free up critical time in the spring

By Noah Newman posted on February 6, 2025 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Seeding & Planting, Equipment, Nutrient Management

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.

Did Supplemental Nitrogen in Rainy Southern Minnesota Pay This Year?

December 19, 2024 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Source: University of Minnesota Extension

On July 12, researchers applied supplemental N treatments to two corn fields. The treatments included three supplemental N rates (0, 40 and 80 pounds per acre) and two N sources/methods of application (urea, 46-0-0, with NBPT applied as a surface broadcast, and UAN, 32-0-0, applied at the base of the corn row).

A Terrific National No-Tillage Conference Program — Offering Many, Many Profit-Building Reasons on Why You Need to Attend

Expect an energetic 4 days of non-stop learning in Louisville from leading no-tillers, agronomists, researchers & suppliers who will be sharing their most valuable ideas to help you get the most out of your 2025 no-till cropping program.

By Frank Lessiter posted on December 18, 2024 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Equipment, Crop Protection, Nutrient Management, Precision Agriculture, Soil Health

A longtime attendee at the National No-Tillage Conference (NNTC) recently told me our 2025 lineup of topics and speakers is among the very best in the entire 33-year history of this event.

Dave Hula Strip-Tills Way to 490-Bushel Yield, 2024 NCGA Championship

By Noah Newman posted on December 13, 2024 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Dave Hula continues his NCGA Yield Contest championship run with a 490-bushel yield in the strip-till irrigated category — the top overall yield in the 2024 contest. His son, Craig, was right behind him with a 461-bushel yield in the same category.

Strip-Tiller Honored for Conservation Efforts

By Rosalie Trump posted on December 11, 2024 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101

Source: iCGA

Cade Bushnell received the Randy Stauffer Stewardship Award from the IL Corn Growers Association (ICGA) at their annual meeting, recognizing his farm conservation work through the Precision Conservation Management (PCM) program.

Messing These 3 Things up on Your Planter Could Cost You 17 Bushels Per Acre

By Noah Newman posted on December 2, 2024 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment

Source: Precision Planting

What happens when you do a poor job of residue management, downforce management and have improper singulation when planting corn?

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How Minnesota Farmers Increased Residue Coverage by 28% in 4 Years

Edmund Acres Named 2024 Conservation Farm of the Year

Oklahoma Strip-Tillers Receive Leopold Conservation Award

Strip-Tilled Soybeans Net $14 More Per Acre than No-Tilled Soybeans in PFI Study

Custom Strip-Tiller Starts 25,000-Acre Marathon in Late September

Did Supplemental Nitrogen in Rainy Southern Minnesota Pay This Year?

A Terrific National No-Tillage Conference Program — Offering Many, Many Profit-Building Reasons on Why You Need to Attend

Dave Hula Strip-Tills Way to 490-Bushel Yield, 2024 NCGA Championship

Strip-Tiller Honored for Conservation Efforts

Messing These 3 Things up on Your Planter Could Cost You 17 Bushels Per Acre

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