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Refining Residue Management and Cover Crops in a Strip-Till System

The Sass family from Streator, Ill., are veteran strip-tillers, but adding cover crops and more sophisticated residue management practices have further improved their productivity.
By Ian Gronau posted on October 27, 2015 | Posted in Cover Crops
With the better part of two decades of strip-tilling under their belts, the Sass family in Streator, Ill., could be considered veterans of the practice. On their 2,600-acre farm, many of the methods they employ are tried and true, but they have a flair for innovation and are constantly running tests to build upon their best practices.
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From The Desk Of Dan Zinkand

Just When Did The Idea Of Strip-Till Begin?

May 30, 2012 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101
Let me say from the outset: I don't know for sure whose idea was developed into modern-day strip-till. But I was intrigued to find a 50-year-old report describing strip-till research and testing done by the University of Missouri from 1956 to 1962.
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For over 90 years, Yetter Farm Equipment has designed and manufactured innovative and effective solutions for the agriculture industry. Today, we are proud to be recognized worldwide as an industry leader in designing row cleaners, strip till tools, planter attachments, precision fertilizer placement attachments, rotary hoes, toolbars, and harvest attachments.
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