DIY Strip-Till 101 By Paul & Corey Hamann Fillmore County, - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

DIY Strip-Till 101

By Paul & Corey Hamann

Fillmore County, Minnesota

• Karstopography

– Limestone Bedrock – Highly Erodible Land – Basin drains to the Mississippi

• Farming Landscape

– Large corn on corn acres – Largest concentration of livestock in MN

• Major Tourist Destination

Ridge Road Farm

• Second Generation Family

Farm

• Beef Cattle & Row Crop

Operation since 1980

• 45 head of Red Angus &

Limousin Cattle

• 200 Tillable Acres
• Began conservation practices

in 2000

• Seed Dealership since 1998

The Original

• 4 row 36 inch model
• Case IH 900 planter bar
• Ground Driven Gandy

Orbit-Air dry applicator

• Yetter Maverick strip-till

units

The Lean Mean Strip-Tilling Machine

• Montag Gen 1

Fertilizer Applicator – 6 ton capacity

• Raven SCS 600 rate

controller

• 12 row Hiniker 3000

ridge till bar

• Yetter Maverick strip-

till units

• Deer Creek Welding

heavy duty caddy

New & Improved!

• Gandy Orbit-Air 80 Cu.
• Ft. applicator
• Yetter 6300 Coulter

Cart

• 6 row DMI anhydrous

bar

• Raven SCS 600 rate

controller

• Yetter Maverick strip-

till units

What We’ve Learned

• Our hills require more horses!
• Speed is king in strip-till
• Have people you can call for help
• Make the multi-year commitment
• The advantage is in your input savings

THANK YOU!!