Strip-Till Farmer editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at the grower's world from the lofty digital realm. Here is our favorite content from the past week from across the web:
- Strip-Tiller Ready for 2026 After Better-Than-Expected Harvest
- Strip-Tiller Shares Insights During Soil Health Panel
- Virginia Strip-Tiller Wins Clean Water Award
- Solving a Strip-Till Puzzle, 1 Piece at a Time
- Farmer Buys Back His First Tractor 45 Years Later
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Strip-Tiller Ready for 2026 After Better-Than-Expected Harvest
Brownfield catches up with Kevin Kleinschmidt, a strip-tiller in Logan County, Ill. After a better-than-expected harvest, Kleinschmidt says his fields are ready for 2026. “We don’t do much in the fall,” he says, “We put anhydrous on in strips, so we strip-till the corn in the spring, and the soybeans we leave the standing stalks, and we spray fall burndown. So, we got all that done.”
Strip-Tiller Shares Insights During Soil Health Panel
Ricky Dollison, a fourth-generation farmer from Poulon, Ga., participates in this panel discussion with the Soil Health Institute. Dollison shares his soil health journey and discusses some of the challenges of getting other farmers started with conservation practices. Dollison, who grows corn, cotton and peanuts, says the money-saving powers of strip-till won him over. “I don’t want to go out there and harrow two or three times, then turn the land, then come back and smooth it with a harrow again,” he says. “With diesel getting to the cost it is now, it became a no brainer.”
Virginia Strip-Tiller Wins Clean Water Award
Wight County, Va., strip-tiller Delk Batten just took home the Virginia Grand Basin Clean Water Farm Award for 2025. Batten strip-tills corn and no-tills soybeans across 1,000 acres and has implemented a rotational grazing plan for 43 head of cattle. “After harvesting crops in the fall, Batten broadcasts his cover crop on all his land to help hold nutrients, prevent soil erosion and make sure the ground is covered during the winter months,” his nomination states. “Batten has implemented an alternative watering system and excluded livestock from nearly 6,000 feet of streambanks on his property. Batten works and cares for the land and exemplifies what it means to be a well-rounded conservationist.”
Solving a Strip-Till Puzzle, 1 Piece at a Time
Check out this in-depth look at Jake Isley’s strip-till operation in Michigan in this great piece from our sister publication No-Till Farmer.
Farmer Buys Back His First Tractor 45 Years Later
Here’s an interesting read about an Indiana farmer who re-purchased his 1972 International Harvester 1066 for a second time after it changed hands locally for decades.
Source: Max Armstrong
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