Plate at the Strip-Till Buffet It’s hard not to be a “more-on” at an all you can eat buffet, and put more on your plate than your stomach can handle. If you fill up on prime rib and pasta, you won’t have enough room for vegetables and fruit. The same goes for the living plant, as some strip-tillers make the mistake of overapplying nutrients instead of balancing nutrition, says Brian Herbek, who strip-tills 100% of his 1,900 acres in Deweese, Neb. The fifth-generation farmer shares fertility tips for feeding plants the right diet, explains how to increase nutrient use efficiency and clears up common misconceptions about strip-till nutrient management. He also highlights a new breakthrough that’s allowing him to reduce his nitrogen usage by 50%.

You’ll Learn: How to improve profitability by becoming more efficientwith strip-till inputs, the positive & negative interactions between differ-

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The 13th Annual National Strip-Tillage Conference is heading to Springfield, Ill. on August 6-7, 2026. Join us to experience an energizing agenda featuring inspiring general session speakers, expert-led Strip-Till Classrooms, collaborative Strip-Till Roundtables and unlimited networking opportunities.

The jam-packed conference agenda includes:

  • 6 thought-provoking general sessions
  • 13 expert-led classrooms on specific topics
  • 14 interactive farmer-to-farmer roundtable discussions
  • Pre-conference workshop
  • Meals & networking events
  • Certified Crop Adviser (CCA) continuing education credits

For more information about the 2026 National Strip-Tillage Conference, to register for the event and to book your hotel room visit StripTillFarmer.com/NSTC

The National Strip-Tillage Conference extends its thanks to our 2026 Title sponsors: Ag Leader, AgSynergy, Case IH, Dawn Equipment Co., Environmental Tillage Systems, ForGround by Bayer, HUMA, KUHN, Land Luvr, Lynx Ag, eKonomics, Total Farm Marketing, Unverferth Mfg. Co., Inc., Vulcan Equipment, Yetter Farm Equipment and Zimmerman Manufacturing LLC.