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Strip till goes mainstream
Corn, Crops

Strip till goes mainstream

Improvements in guidance and a focus on soil health are the primary drivers

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Reading Time: 7 minutes The concept is simple. With just one pass, run a tillage implement through the field that clears a strip of residue and builds a small ridge that will get the crop off to a fast start next spring because you can plant straight into it, and it will warm faster than the rest of the […] Read more
Tillage is the number one soil-degrading process, says one University of Manitoba professor.
Crops

Tillage erosion costing farmers billions

The pressure to get an early start on newer crops such as corn and soybeans encourages tillage practices which may not be sustainable

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Reading Time: 5 minutes This past spring was one of the worst on record for so-called “snirt,” or dirty snow, in ditches across the Prairies — a sign that wind is moving loose topsoil to the margins of fields. While snirt is an indication that fields are susceptible to wind erosion, however, University of Manitoba soil science professor David […] Read more
Strips in corn stubble.
Canola, Crops

Is strip tillage a residue solution?

We don’t want to see a step backward in reduced-tillage practices. So how can canola growers improve seed survival and crop uniformity in challenging residue situations?

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Reading Time: 5 minutes The fall objectives: Make sure the chopper can spread the width of the cut. Have a chaff spreader to avoid the thick harrow-immoveable mat of chaff right behind the combine. Cut higher so more of the residue is standing stubble. If necessary, harrow the crop on a hot windy day. This is the no-till approach […] Read more
Three generations of the Cantelon family farming operation: Wayne (l), his son Mark and his dad George.
Corn, Crops

Once you get to the top…

Corn Guide: For the corn-growing Cantelon family, it just means you’re partway there

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Reading Time: 5 minutes Wayne Cantelon is a lot like other farmers. He works a substantial number of acres with his father, brother and son, and he’s always trying to improve conditions and production. And just like a lot of other farmers, too, he’s hesitant to consider himself a leader or an innovator. In spite of that reluctance, Cantelon, […] Read more
Tractor tilling a field of stubble.
Crops

The return of strip till

Progress is slow, but RTK is helping... a lot

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Reading Time: 6 minutes Do you remember more than 10 years ago, when researchers and extension staffers were doing all they could to make strip till a reality? Back then the practice — also widely referred to as zone till — showed a lot of promise, but there were also a lot of headaches. The key was the challenge […] Read more

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