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Strip-Tiller Achieves Record 218-Bushel Soybean Yield

We’re kicking things off with breaking news. Strip-tiller Alex Harrell broke his own world record with a 218-bushel soybean yield in Smithville, Ga., this week. The irrigated soybeans were 12 bushels better than his 206-bushel yield last year. He strip-tilled through a terminated wheat cover crop on red clay soil with a Schlagel Rapid-Till, while banding a homogenized mix of N, P, K, sulfur, zinc, iron and copper.
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Using Mustard to Measure No-Till Soil Health

Fun fact — did you know mustard can be used to measure soil health? I didn’t, until I saw this video. This is from the Soil Health Alliance for Research & Education (SHARE) field day at the Arlington Research Farm in Madison, Wis., Aug. 7. Research assistant Logan Barr is using a mustard liquid mix to draw out earthworms.
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What I've Learned from No-Tilling

No-Till Planter Adjustments, Upgrades Propel Next Generation of Conservation

Automatic hydraulic down force, planting green & new water management tactics consistently increase yields & efficiency
We've been no-tilling for nearly 50 years. You’d think we’d have it all figured out by now, but there’s always something new to try or a novel problem to unravel on our Lam bertville, N.J., operation.
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Marion Calmer Previews 2024 National Strip-Tillage Conference

The Illinois Corn Precision Conservation Management (PCM) program released data from 8 years of studies comparing the profitability of various tillage systems in east central Illinois. Among the key takeaways, no-till is a consistently profitable choice. Gary Schnitkey, Ag and Consumer Economics Professor with the University of Illinois broke it down during a recent webinar.
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