Defending the Land Blog

In a world of rising input costs, it’s time to take a look at how your fertilizer is being applied. If you were handed a single saltshaker of fertilizer and told it had to feed over 300 soybean plants, you wouldn't just toss it into the wind—you’d place it exactly where it needs to go. That’s the...

When it comes to strip-tilling with a SoilWarrior on a dairy farm, many think, “that will never work.” Luckily, we have seen how dairy farmers can incorporate a SoilWarrior into their operation and remain sustainable and prosperous.

Environmental Tillage Systems (ETS) and its customers are driven to defend the land and lead the charge. It is not surprising that they are finding ways to make the SoilWarrior system more versatile. After all, the business was built around unconventional thinking.

Article Highlights Deep placement should not be your only nutrient application method as nutrients may not be available to the crop when needed. Concentrating nutrients in one location can cause the remaining root zone to become nutrient deficient. A multiple band approach often requires several...

The 2017 National Strip-Tillage Conference will be held August 3rd and 4th in Omaha, NE. Now in its 4th year, the conference has become the premier learning and networking event in the U.S. for forward-thinking farmers. This year’s conference will include 7 general sessions, 12 strip-till...

This is the story of how a moldboard plow dramatically changed the soil properties of a field, which was previously managed with years of minimal tillage and cover crops along with one year of strip-till with the SoilWarrior®.

Uniform distribution of fertilizer is key for optimal crop performance. Consider the following points when planning your fertilizer application. As you choose a strip-till method, be sure the fertilizer application method meets your requirements for fertilizer distribution. Operate the machine at...