Strip-till - Articles

Kongskilde Demonstrates Staying-Power in North American Ag Industry

October 29, 2015 | Posted in Manufacturer News

President of Kongskilde Industries, Hans Rasmussen, gives a tour of the new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Hudson, Ill., that offers superior product quality and customer service to dealers and customers.

Tillage or No-Tillage: High Yields or Soil Health?

The growing emphasis on soil health could be a deciding factor in what type and how much tillage farmers will utilize in the future.

By Dave Kanicki posted on April 10, 2015 | Posted in Product Innovations & Introductions

Dealers who haven’t picked up on the push for “soil health” in the last few years haven’t been paying enough attention. When you see mention of ag-related trends in media like the New York Times, it’s probably not because they were looking to write something about agriculture.

Bigham Introduces Super Duty Strip-Till Unit

September 15, 2014 | Posted in Product Innovations & Introductions

Bigham's new Super Duty Strip-Till allows growers to prepare a tilled zone and leave valuable residue around it for the protection of tender young crops. With this strip-till unit, farmers will disturb less soil and residue for the conservation of water, soil and organic material and eliminate wasteful multiple tillage and chemical application passes.

[Webinar] Selling Strip-Till: What Dealers Need to Know About the Practice and Equipment

May 28, 2014 | Posted in Niche Equipment Markets

According to Jodi DeJong-Hughes, regional extension educator with the Univ. of Minnesota, there are critical factors farmers need to consider when developing a strip-till system that will boost their bottom lines, and dealers can play an integral role in helping customers attain profitability.

National Strip-Tillage Conference to Debut in 2014

August 25, 2013 | Posted in Best Practices

Lessiter Publications' inaugural meeting in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to provide strip-tillers with a platform to learn valuable strategies

Precise Planting Needed To Reap Strip-Till Benefits

September 30, 2010 | Posted in Precision Ag Sales & Service

Strip-tillers must plant corn precisely into the strips with fertilizer or risk losing as much as 29 bushels per acre, says Phil Needham, owner of Needham Ag Technologies, and a speaker at the 2009 National No-Tillage Conference, Indianapolis.

Tillage Tools: Working to Combine Functions

By Martha Ostendorf posted on September 20, 2010 | Posted in Product Innovations & Introductions

Tillage equipment manufacturers are working to create the perfect combination machines in a push for one-pass or minimum-pass tillage functions.

New Era Dawns for Strip-Till

Previously relegated to the Corn Belt states, strip-till is beckoning dealers as adoption rates — and equipment sales — are growing.

By John Dobberstein posted on March 9, 2010 | Posted in Niche Equipment Markets

Previously relegated to the Corn Belt states, strip-till is beckoning dealers as adoption rates — and equipment sales — are growing.

National No-Tillage Conference Announces Key No-Till, Strip-Till Sessions for Equipment Dealers

January 1, 2010 | Posted in Best Practices

No-Till Farmer and Farm Equipment highlight several no-till and strip-till sessions of high interest to farm equipment dealers at 2010 National No-Tillage Conference