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Soil Health Champs, Local Trailblazer & SoilWarrior Inventor Headline Strip-Till Hall of Fame Class

2026 Hall of Famers honored for playing a pivotal role in moving the strip-till practice forward & their overall impact on the industry

By Noah Newman posted on October 22, 2026 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Equipment, Nutrient Management, Soil Health

2026 Hall of Famers honored for playing a pivotal role in moving the strip-till practice forward & their overall impact on the industry

How Strip-Till Saved 168,555 Tons of Soil … & Revisiting a Bold Prediction from 3 Years Ago

By Noah Newman posted on October 19, 2026 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Soil Health, Water Management

In his latest blog, Noah Newman shines light on how conservation practices like strip-till are making a difference in one of the top corn and soybean growing states in the U.S., and revisits a bold strip-till prediction from 3 years ago.

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Strip-Till Highlights: September 29, 2026

By Noah Newman posted on September 28, 2026

This Week's Lineup:

Strip-Till a Staple for Ohio Conservation Award Recipient
Mother Nature Tells Strip-Tiller to ‘Hold My Beer’ with Weeds
Cover Crop Planting Underway for Strip-Till Innovator
Moving from No-Tilled to Strip-Tilled Corn-on-Corn
Don’t Finish Harvest Without Checking These Things…

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Strip-Till Highlights: September 22, 2026

By Noah Newman posted on September 22, 2026

This Week's Lineup:

Strip-Till Taking Off in Illinois
Strip-Till ‘Lobe Rangers’ Group Appears on PBS
Pros & Cons of Running Dry & Anhydrous at the Same Time?
New Strip-Till Equipment on Display at Farm Progress Show
What Farmers Need to Change for 2027

Strip-Tiller's Wetlands Project Aims to Improve Water Quality & Wildlife

November 22, 2025 | Posted in Crop Protection, Soil Health, Water Management

Source: Iowa Farm Bureau

Fred Abels implements strip-till practices on his 380-acre farm as well as cover crops, a saturated buffer, filter strips, Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) land, pollinator habitat, nutrient management, a windbreak and a new wetland designed to improve water quality and wildlife habitat.

Maryland Leopold Conservation Award Recipients Improve Water Quality with Strip-Till

March 29, 2025 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health, Water Management

Source: Sand County Foundation

The Hutchisons' use of variable-rate nitrogen applications onto crops are split up through the growing season to boost yields while reducing the potential for runoff. To further protect water quality, they practice mulch and strip-till practices, have installed grassed waterways and buffers, and have completed wetland restoration projects and forest management.

Strip-Till Adoption Among Reasons for Record Conservation Year in Iowa

August 23, 2024 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Cover Crops, Soil Health

Source: Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network

During the last fiscal year, which ended on June 30, state cost-share leveraged $56.42 million in practice implementation, an increase of nearly $3.8 million over the previous record year.

What are the Underlying Causes of Water Quality Problems?

By Brian Dougherty posted on March 1, 2024 | Posted in Water Management

"The reason we have not been able to seriously address water quality is because we primarily focus our efforts on treating the symptoms of poor water quality rather than addressing the underlying cause of the problem," Brian Dougherty says.

Study: Cover Crops Reduce Sediment, Phosphorus Loss

December 14, 2022 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management

Source: Science Direct

Cover crops reduce sediment loss and total phosphorus loss from no-till corn and soybean fields, according to a study published in the Journal of Environmental Management.

5 Things to Know About Removal-Based P & K Strategies

November 11, 2022 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Soil Health

Source: University of Minnesota Extension

"One concern I have is that some growers treat their P and K like balancing a checkbook, trying to calculate what is taken off the field and putting that amount back on in fertilizer. In almost all cases, this type of accuracy is not needed for removal-based guidelines," says nutrient management specialist Dan Kaiser.

Articles Tagged with ''water quality''

Soil Health Champs, Local Trailblazer & SoilWarrior Inventor Headline Strip-Till Hall of Fame Class

How Strip-Till Saved 168,555 Tons of Soil … & Revisiting a Bold Prediction from 3 Years Ago

Strip-Till Highlights: September 29, 2026

Strip-Till Highlights: September 22, 2026

Strip-Tiller's Wetlands Project Aims to Improve Water Quality & Wildlife

Maryland Leopold Conservation Award Recipients Improve Water Quality with Strip-Till

Strip-Till Adoption Among Reasons for Record Conservation Year in Iowa

What are the Underlying Causes of Water Quality Problems?

Study: Cover Crops Reduce Sediment, Phosphorus Loss

5 Things to Know About Removal-Based P & K Strategies

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