Strip-Till Farmer Spring Edition 2023

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Beyond the Berm

Strip-Till Success Stories from the Deep South

By Noah Newman posted on May 15, 2023 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Nutrient Management

I cold called Elora, Tenn., strip-tiller Eric Reed the other day to gauge his interest in speaking at the 2023 National Strip-Tillage Conference.
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Nutrient Management, Equipment Popular Topics in Strip-Till Email Discussion Group

Farmers exchange ideas about nutrient management, equipment & everyday challenges in the Strip-Till Farmer email discussion groups.

By Noah Newman posted on April 12, 2023 | Posted in Equipment, Nutrient Management, Soil Health

The conversation is heating up in the Strip-Till Farmer email discussion group.
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Concentric Sphere Fertility Feeds High-Yielding Corn All Season

Precision fertility placement & efficient residue nutrient cycling ensure Indiana strip-tiller’s corn won’t starve in critical final leg of race to harvest pay day.

By Dan Crummett posted on April 13, 2023 | Posted in Nutrient Management

The long-time proponent of banded fertilizer placement and owner of Banded Ag, a research, consulting and custom application business in Otwell, Ind., introduced his “feed the plant, not the soil approach” in the highest-rated session at the 2022 National Strip-Tillage Conference.
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Willingness to Change & Attention to Detail Fuel Strip-Tiller's Record-Breaking Year

Corn Yield champion lays foundation for success with equipment maintenance.

By Noah Newman posted on April 14, 2023 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment

Evansville, Ind., strip-tiller Ben Kron has been farming for 32 years — “33 years if you count when my mom was pregnant with me,” he jokes. But the second-generation farmer isn’t joking around when it comes to achieving high yields.
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Mitigate & Alleviate Compaction for Better Strip-Till Outcomes

Reduce axle loads, use cover crops & consider zone tillage to manage compaction in fields.

By Julienne Isaacs posted on September 15, 2023 | Posted in Soil Health

While many strip-tillers actively think about the health of their soil, they likely aren’t thinking about its strength.
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Top 5 Strip-Till Products from the 2023 National Farm Machinery Show

By Mackane Vogel posted on April 15, 2023 | Posted in Products

Our editors made the trip to Louisville, Ky., for the 2023 National Farm Machinery Show in mid-February to get the latest info on all the newest cutting-edge technology and strip-till farm equipment.
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Fine-Tune Your Planter to Set Up for Successful Season

Training session highlights the connection between planter maintenance & emergence, as well as the most overlooked area on the row unit that has the biggest impact on yield.

By Noah Newman posted on May 8, 2023 | Posted in Equipment

Maximize your yield potential by fine-tuning your planter before its first pass this spring.
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Solving Water Conservation Issues & Boosting Soil Health with Strip-Till

Dryland farming family’s impactful switch to strip-till catches attention of governor’s office.

By Noah Newman posted on April 17, 2023 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Soil Health, Water Management

Kansas Governor Laura Kelly gave a shoutout to strip-tillers Ron and Marsha Schilling for helping solve Sherman County’s water supply issues in her 2023 State of the State address.
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Maximize Sprayer Performance with Routine Maintenance

Experts explain how to avoid potential “landmines” & share tips for selecting the right nozzles.

By Noah Newman posted on April 17, 2023 | Posted in Equipment, Crop Protection

A routine maintenance check-up on your sprayer will help ensure efficient and effective applications this spring and reduce stress when windows tighten due to weather conditions.
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Strip-Till Standpoint

Learning from the Past to Move Strip-Till Forward

With benefits that include the precision placement of nutrients, strip-till practices established in the 1970s are being pushed to greater degrees of success today.

By Mike Petersen posted on August 15, 2023 | Posted in Nutrient Management

"As a soil scientist, I really started as a 5-year-old digging underneath the ash trees on our farm, looking to see what was going on underneath the soil. When I completed the work I did for Bayer Crop Sciences in 2022, I finished 1,820 soil pits in my life. I think I have a pretty good idea of what goes on underneath the ground," Mike Petersen says.
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Featured Articles

Featured Articles

Beyond the Berm

Strip-Till Success Stories from the Deep South

By Noah Newman posted on May 15, 2023 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Nutrient Management

I cold called Elora, Tenn., strip-tiller Eric Reed the other day to gauge his interest in speaking at the 2023 National Strip-Tillage Conference.
Read More

Nutrient Management, Equipment Popular Topics in Strip-Till Email Discussion Group

Farmers exchange ideas about nutrient management, equipment & everyday challenges in the Strip-Till Farmer email discussion groups.

By Noah Newman posted on April 12, 2023 | Posted in Equipment, Nutrient Management, Soil Health

The conversation is heating up in the Strip-Till Farmer email discussion group.
Read More

Concentric Sphere Fertility Feeds High-Yielding Corn All Season

Precision fertility placement & efficient residue nutrient cycling ensure Indiana strip-tiller’s corn won’t starve in critical final leg of race to harvest pay day.

By Dan Crummett posted on April 13, 2023 | Posted in Nutrient Management

The long-time proponent of banded fertilizer placement and owner of Banded Ag, a research, consulting and custom application business in Otwell, Ind., introduced his “feed the plant, not the soil approach” in the highest-rated session at the 2022 National Strip-Tillage Conference.
Read More
Digital Edition

Digital Edition

Spring 2023 Digital Edition of Strip-Till Farmer

April 21, 2023

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Online Extras
Online Extras
Online Extras: Spring 2023 Issue

April 21, 2023

Web-exclusive content for this issue includes:

Join the Nutrient Management and Equipment Email discussion group!
Mitigate & Alleviate Compaction for Better Strip-Till Outcomes
Fine-Tune Your Planter to Set Up for Successful Season
Strip-Till Farmer Podcast
Strip-Till Farmer's Best of the Web

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