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Video of the Week: Strip-Tiller Gets Creative with Custom-Built Interseeder

By Noah Newman posted on October 26, 2026 | Posted in Cover Crops, Equipment, Seeding & Planting

In the Conservation Ag Update Video of the Week, Strip-Till Innovator Melissa Shaw from SKS Farm gives us an up-close look at a custom-built interseeder that she and her husband Ryan use to plant all their cover crops in Marlette, Mich.

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Cereal Rye, Shallow Strip-Till a Winning Combo in Central Illinois

By Noah Newman posted on October 13, 2026 | Posted in Cover Crops, Seeding & Planting

Speaking of cover crops, Josh Sullivan’s been reaping the benefits of cereal rye since 2019 in central Illinois. He seeds the rye on fields going from strip-tilled corn to no-tilled soybeans.

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Farmers Discuss 2026 Weed Challenges & Strategies

By Noah Newman posted on October 5, 2026 | Posted in Crop Protection

With harvest underway in 12 of the top 18 corn-growing states, we asked growers in our Email Discussion Group — what were the biggest weed issues you encountered this year and how did you handle them?

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16 Things to Check for on a Soil Test

September 23, 2026 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Soil Health

Let’s move on now to our Video of the Week and a highlight from Brian Hefty’s Strip-Till Conference presentation. The Ag PhD co-host shared 16 things he pays attention to on his soil tests, starting with soil organic matter.

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Navigating Psychological Barriers of Making Changes on the Farm

By Noah Newman posted on August 26, 2026 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101

After more than 30 years in strip-till and no-till, Dean Sponheim has seen the wins, setbacks and hard lessons learned that only time can teach.

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Longtime Attendee & First-Time Attendee Discuss Strip-Till Conference Takeaways

By Noah Newman posted on August 17, 2026

According to our numbers, 57% of the Strip-Till Conference audience consisted of first-time attendees. One of those first-timers was Kinze's Brad Niensteadt.

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Video of the Week: Quintuple Biopass 2.0

By Noah Newman posted on May 21, 2026 | Posted in Equipment, Seeding & Planting

We're headed back to Iowa now for our Video of the Week. Zack Smith fills us in on his latest experiment with his custom-built twin-row planter.

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Young Farmer Saves Soil, Crushes Weeds with Strip-Till & Rye

May 19, 2026 | Posted in Cover Crops, Seeding & Planting, Soil Health

Over in Mt. Sterling, Ill., young farmer Wade Yingling and his dad, Bruce, are capturing success with strip-till and cover crops, with a little vertical tillage mixed in as well.

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Strip-Till Trailblazer Shares His Best Investment

By Noah Newman posted on April 27, 2026 | Posted in Equipment

While some of you are just getting started, Tom Barcellos never stopped! It’s busy season 24/7/365 for the no-till pioneer in Tipton, Calif. He runs a big dairy operation, grows pistachios, citrus, strip-tills corn for silage and no-tills small grains.

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#Plant26: Strip-Tiller Pushes Envelope with Early-Planted Soybeans

By Noah Newman posted on April 8, 2026 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

This strip-tiller likes to push the envelope with early planted beans, even with cold temperatures and heavy rain in the forecast.

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New Cash Crop Gives No-Till Soils a Boost

On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Bio Till Cover Crops, Ross Bishop explains how Kernza is giving his no-till soils a boost in Jackson, Wis.

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Articles Tagged with ''conservation ag update''

Video of the Week: Strip-Tiller Gets Creative with Custom-Built Interseeder

Cereal Rye, Shallow Strip-Till a Winning Combo in Central Illinois

Farmers Discuss 2026 Weed Challenges & Strategies

16 Things to Check for on a Soil Test

Navigating Psychological Barriers of Making Changes on the Farm

Longtime Attendee & First-Time Attendee Discuss Strip-Till Conference Takeaways

Video of the Week: Quintuple Biopass 2.0

Young Farmer Saves Soil, Crushes Weeds with Strip-Till & Rye

Strip-Till Trailblazer Shares His Best Investment

#Plant26: Strip-Tiller Pushes Envelope with Early-Planted Soybeans

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