Joey Hanson has seen the good, bad and ugly sides of strip-till, both in his own farming operation and while custom strip-tilling in Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota.

Shortline companies have been instrumental in the advancement of strip-till, but Richard Follmer worries that some companies — specifically in the strip-till industry — have lost sight of the farmer’s goal to save money, not spend more.

"It's not only about facts," says Chuck White, who retired from his service on the ISA board of directors in 2024. "It's about how we as farmers and our farm families are invested in this land. We live here, we work here, and we want to have a safe environment and a very productive farm for the future that's sustainable."

“Carbon is the energy that drives the entire process,” Jerry Hatfield said during his 2025 NSTC presentation. “Carbon is the energy piece to this puzzle. It’s the currency for changing soils.”

"First and foremost, farmers should not expect outstanding results from using AI alone, mainly for two reasons," says Lulian Stefan.

Nearly 400 farmers, agronomists, researchers, educators, dealers and manufacturers from all over the U.S. and other countries including Canada and Ireland, packed the Hyatt Regency in Coralville, Iowa for the 12^th annual National Strip-Tillage Conference July 31-Aug. 1.

Strip-Tilling since 1987, Cliff Roberts has learned a lot about what does and doesn’t work on his farm near Kentland, Ind.

During each spring and early summer, the chisel plow and strip-till berms consistently had the driest and warmest soil conditions. These were followed by the areas between the strip-till berms and vertical-till. Finally, no-till had the wettest and coolest soil conditions.