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Strip-Till Offers Consistency With Heavy Clay Soils

A need for better corn stands led these brothers to strip-till

By Susan K. Davis posted on October 1, 2006 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming

Source: 2006-10-01

Strip-tillage intrigued Todd and Greg Gustin of Washington Court House, Ohio. For several years, the brothers curiously watched their neighbor’s strip-till bar travel through the fields, the corn emerge quickly and the resulting higher yields.

Build Mounds Carefully To Make Strip-Tilling Succeed

Successful strip-tiller says mound height sheds excess moisture and provides a suitable seedbed for early planting.

By Ron Perszewski posted on December 1, 2005 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming

“Mound height is the key to successful strip tilling, but I see a lot of people who don’t pay a lot of attention to the mound height,” says Jim Kinsella, who’s been making strip-till work for more than 20 years on his farm in Lexington, Ill.

What I've Learned from No-Tilling

They Went Cold Turkey With No-Till

New no-tillers can count on making fewer trips across the field and spending less for less labor and fuel, but you’ll be devoting more time to management.

By Fred Luhnow and Ron Ross posted on September 1, 2004

In the Mid-1980s, we switched from moldboard plowing to a conservation farming system of chisel plowing, discing and planting. It was the recommended soil saving system of the time, but we seemed to be stuck in place.

Strips Shine In Soggy Spring

Switching from ridges to strips paid big dividends for this Ohio no-tiller, especially in wet conditions.

By Susan K. Davis posted on December 1, 2003 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming

Joe Garland examines the golden corn stalks that an earthworm has carefully dragged into its hole. The Ohio farmer finds earthworms are just one benefit of strip-tillage.

Test Plot Design Gets Easier

The split-planter comparison methods provides a simple, reliable way to gather highly valuable on-farm yield data.

By Julie Orchard posted on August 1, 1998 | Posted in Precision Agriculture

Yield monitors are an unparalleled data-collection device for on-farm testing, says Tom Doerge, Pioneer precision farming specialist.

Turn Up Heat On No-Till Corn With Fall Strip Tilling

No-Tillers are finding that mounding a strip of soil with or without deep placement of nutrients ahead of the planter can provide a warm, dry seedbed and help no-till corn get off to a faster start.

By Frank Lessiter posted on August 1, 1998 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Cliff Roberts has been fall strip tilling for a dozen years. The Kentland, Ind., farmer is pretty blunt about why he likes to fall strip till for no-tilled corn grown on silt loam soils.

The Magic of Sunlight

Setting up your crops in 15-foot strips will boost no-till corn yields by 15 percent.

By Darrell Bruggink posted on July 1, 1998 | Posted in Nutrient Management

For no-tiller Doug Smith, inputs like fertilizer, herbicides and fuel tend to be more expensive for the Thamesville, Ontario, farmer than for his U.S. counterparts. So when you can get something for free, you take advantage of it.

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