A Till Tale

[Keith Landwehr] has used strip-tillage since he started farming six years ago, so he can't compare his yields to a conventional corn tillage system. He does have to deal with extremely heavy residue. "People look at it and say, 'No way you're going to plant into that.' But...

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Published in:Corn and Soybean Digest 2007-02, Vol.67 (2), p.14
Main Author: Morrison, Liz
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural production
Corn
Farm machinery
Farming
Fertilizers
Profitability
Tillage
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Summary:[Keith Landwehr] has used strip-tillage since he started farming six years ago, so he can't compare his yields to a conventional corn tillage system. He does have to deal with extremely heavy residue. "People look at it and say, 'No way you're going to plant into that.' But we do." It takes a lot of management, though, he says. "You can cover up a lot of mistakes with tillage."
ISSN:1544-1644