Strip-tillage for a Healthy Lake

Date: 06/05/2012
Time: 6 p.m.

Supper provided

Host:

Dean Tiefenthaler

16739 120^th St.

Breda, IA

Contact John Lundvall, Iowa Learning Farms, jlundval@iastate.edu 515.291.9936 (cell)

Description:

This field day begins at the farm of Dean Tiefenthaler for a look at his strip-tillage practices and equipment, then moves to the Breda city park for a complimentary supper. Conservation Station will be available for touring.

Topics:

· Strip-tillage practices, and Dean’s tips on why he generally completes the operation in the fall

· Which cropping sequences work best for strip tilling

· Reduction of sediment losses into Black Hawk Lake

· The equipment Dean uses

The Farm

Dean has used strip-tillage prior to planting corn for 4 years. He started to use strip-tillage because he wanted to apply phosphorus and potassium fertilizers in bands rather than broadcast-applying the fertilizer on the soil surface.

Directions:

From Breda: Travel 1 mile west to the northeast corner of Co Rd E-16 (120th Street) and Falcon Ave.

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Strip-tillage for a Healthy Lake

Date: 06/05/2012 Time: 6 p.m.

Date: 06/05/2012
Time: 6 p.m.