Strip-Till Farmer’s Best of 2025 reflects the topics, voices and trends that mattered most to strip-tillers this past year. From record-setting yields and real-world fertility research to equipment innovation, soil health challenges and practical on-farm lessons, our most-read and most-watched content reveals where growers are focusing their attention.
In 2025, audiences gravitated toward actionable agronomy insights, proven strip-till systems, and peer-driven experiences from farmers pushing yield and efficiency limits. Interest surged around nutrient management, biologicals, compaction control, GPS and technology updates, and strip-till equipment innovations — alongside strong engagement with podcasts, videos and webinars featuring trusted experts and yield champions.
Here’s a look at content that generated the highest readership, views, listens and engagement across the Strip-Till Farmer platform in 2025.
Most Read Blogs
Strip-Till Farmer readers showed strong interest in experience-driven, thought-provoking blog content in 2025. The most-read blogs tackled timely and sometimes controversial topics — including biological inputs, long-term strip-till lessons, early adoption challenges and global soil health concerns. Practical storytelling combined with honest assessments of what works (and what doesn’t) resonated most with growers navigating management decisions in an evolving production landscape.
Most Read Print Articles
The most-read print articles in 2025 centered on high-yield strategies, soil health fundamentals and real-world on-farm experimentation. Readers were especially drawn to championship-level performance insights, compaction management research and fertility timing studies. These stories reinforced the audience’s appetite for data-backed agronomy paired with farmer-proven results.
Most Read Web Articles
Digital readers gravitated toward timely, decision-impacting information. The most-read web articles addressed whole-farm management benchmarks, nutrient recommendations, technology updates and policy-driven opportunities. Strong traffic around GPS changes and conservation funding highlights growers’ need for clarity on issues that directly affect operational planning and profitability.
Most Listened to Podcasts
Strip-till podcasts continued to attract high engagement in 2025, with listeners tuning in for in-depth conversations with experienced growers and yield champions. Episodes featuring David Hula and multi-generation strip-tillers led the way, underscoring the value audiences place on long-form discussions that explore management philosophy, trial-and-error learning and scalable strip-till systems.
Q&A with Strip-Till Yield Champion David Hula
March 5, 2025
Charles City, Va., strip-tiller David Hula shares the keys to his strip-till success, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment.
What It Takes to Strip-Till 25,000 Acres in the Fall
January 30, 2025
Shawn Olsen shares how he strip-tills his own 4,500-acres before custom strip-tilling another 20,000 acres in Hayti, S.D, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment.
Crafting a Strip-Till Playbook from Scratch with Yield Champ Eric Reed
February 7, 2025
First-generation strip-tiller Eric Reed shares his formula for high yields with a limited budget in poor soils, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment.
Proving ‘It Won’t Work Here’ Wrong with Strip-Till, Cattle & Crop Rotations
January 15, 2025
The jovial Jon Stevens gives us a peek inside his Rock Creek, Minn., strip-till operation, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment.
What I’ve Learned from 30 Years of Strip-Till
March 20, 2025
Longtime strip-tiller Alan Madison shares his 8 keys to strip-till success and reveals the top takeaways from decades of on-farm trials in Walnut, Ill, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment.
Most Viewed Videos
Video engagement peaked around equipment innovation, field demonstrations and conference-related coverage. Growers showed strong interest in machinery features that address compaction, residue management and toolbar design, along with event-based videos showcasing real-world strip-till systems. Visual, in-field learning continues to be a powerful driver of engagement.
Most Popular Webinars
Webinar participation in 2025 reflected a strong desire for practical solutions that improve efficiency and ROI. Product demonstrations, fertility optimization strategies and residue management for earlier planting drew the highest registrations. Educational sessions tied to the National Strip-Tillage Conference also performed well, reinforcing the importance of live interaction and expert Q&A.
Most Popular Facebook Posts
Strip-Till Farmer’s Facebook audience engaged most with timely industry updates, event-related content and practical management discussions. Posts tied to seasonal decision-making, strip-till adoption news and conference activity generated the highest impressions, demonstrating social media’s role in expanding reach and reinforcing brand visibility within the strip-till community.
