Posted July 10, 2025:
- Strip-Tillers Average 580 Acres of Strip-Tilled Corn
- What Depth Is Used When Building Strips?
- 3 inches — 4% of strip-tillers
- 4 inches — 7% of strip-tillers
- 5 inches — 10% of strip-tillers
- 6 inches — 25% of strip-tillers
- 7 inches — 19% of strip-tillers
- 8 inches — 25% of strip-tillers
- 9 inches — 3% of strip-tillers
- Other — 6% of strip-tillers
Posted July 3, 2025:
- How Old Are Strip-Tillers?
- 65 plus — 28% of strip-tillers
- 55-64 — 29% of strip-tillers
- 45-54 — 17% of strip-tillers
- 35-44 — 14% of strip-tillers
- 25-34 — 11% of strip-tillers
- Under 25 — 2% of strip-tillers
- Where Strip-Tillers Live
- Corn Belt — 44% of strip-tillers
- Lake states — 29% of strip-tillers
- Northern Plains — 8% of strip-tillers
- Northeast — 8% of strip-tillers
Posted June 26, 2025:
- Which Herbicides Are Used by Strip-Tillers to Terminate Cover Crops
- Glyphosate — 100% of strip-tillers
- 2,4-D — 33% of strip-tillers
- Paraquat — 7% of strip-tillers
- Glufosinate — 5% of strip-tillers
- Clethodium — 13% of strip-tillers
- Other — 3% of strip-tillers
- What Size Strip-Till Toolbars are Most Popular?
- 24 row — 7% of strip-tillers
- 16 rows — 33% of strip-tillers
- 12 rows — 37% of strip-tillers
- 8 rows — 15% of strip-tillers
- 6 rows — 7% of strip-tillers
Posted June 19, 2025:
- When Are Strips Being Built?
- Fall — 43% of strip-tillers
- Spring — 26% of strip-tillers
- Both fall & spring — 31% of strip-tillers
- At What Depth is Banded Fertilizer Placed in Strips?
- 3 inches — 5% of strip-tillers
- 4 inches — 15% of strip-tillers
- 5 inches — 14% of strip-tillers
- 6 inches — 43% of strip-tillers
- 7 inches — 11% of strip-tillers
- 8 inches — 12% of strip-tillers
Posted June 12, 2025:
- Biggest Strip-Till Challenges with Cover Crops
- Timely planting
- Establishing cover crops before frosts
- Too much spring moisture
- Strip-Tillers Average 329 Acres of Strip-Tilled Soybeans
Posted June 5, 2025:
- Strip-Tillers Split on Shanks, Coulters & Knives
- Shank - 48% of strip-tillers use this setup
- Coulter - 43% of strip-tillers use this setup
- Mole knife - 32% of strip-tillers use this setup
- How Long Have Strip-Tillers Been Stripping?
- 1 year - 11% of strip-tillers
- 2-4 years - 25% of strip-tillers
- 5-10 years - 23% of strip-tillers
- 11-15 years - 12% of strip-tillers
- 16-20 years - 10% of strip-tillers
- Over 20 years - 20% of strip-tillers
