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Strip-Tilled Soybeans Net $14 More Per Acre than No-Tilled Soybeans in PFI Study

March 4, 2025 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

This year, Iowa farmers Landon Brown and Keaton Krueger investigated how strip-till vs. no-till planting corn (Brown) and soybeans (Krueger) affected their crop yields.

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Keeping it Simple Key for Strip-Till Rookie

By Leo Johnson posted on February 17, 2025 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Equipment

I’m a first-generation farmer. My dad didn’t farm, my uncles didn’t farm, and growing up, I never even worked on a farm. I started in 1991 as a land investor.

Here’s What I Saw While Walking 21,234 Steps at National Farm Machinery Show…

By Noah Newman posted on February 15, 2025 | Posted in Crop Protection, Equipment, Nutrient Management, Precision Agriculture, Seeding & Planting

Many of the big players in the strip-till game had booths at the show, including Kuhn Krause, LandLuvr, Lynx, Redball, Schlagel, Unverferth, Vulcan, Yetter, Zimmerman and more.

Pre-Season Maintenance Helps Strip-Tillers Avert Disaster

Good working relationship between strip-tiller & dealer key to finding & fixing yield-robbing equipment problems

By Noah Newman posted on February 14, 2025 | Posted in Equipment, Precision Agriculture

Making sure your equipment is ready to roll when it’s time to plant is often key to a successful growing season. That’s where Chad Baker comes in.

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How a Strip-Tiller Can Save $116,000 Annually with Precision Technology

Conservative assumptions show a first-year 95% ROI on full farm adoption of precision ag tools. Sticker shock may apply, but you can bank returns in year two, says Iowa farmer & dealer.

By Dan Crummett posted on February 10, 2025 | Posted in Equipment, Precision Agriculture, Seeding & Planting

Corn and soybean farmer Adam Gittins cautions strip-tillers to control their natural reaction to “sticker shock” when shopping for precision agriculture technology, and to realize the rapid ROI such tools can provide.

Custom Strip-Tiller Starts 25,000-Acre Marathon in Late September

Early strips & fall nutrient applications free up critical time in the spring

By Noah Newman posted on February 6, 2025 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Equipment, Nutrient Management, Seeding & Planting

Efficiency is the name of the game for Shawn Olsen, who farms 4,500 acres with his dad, David, brother, Kelly and son, Carter, and runs a custom strip-till business that covers up to 25,000 acres in east central South Dakota.

6 Lessons Learned from NNTC ‘25

Nitrogen management, biologicals, landlord relationships, micronutrients & cost of erosion among hot topics at 2025 conference

By John Dobberstein posted on February 4, 2025 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Soil Health

More than 600 of the most innovative farmers in North America and around the globe came together in Louisville, Ky., for the 33rd annual National No-Tillage Conference (NNTC) to take in knowledge of cutting-edge production practices and recharge for the coming growing year.

‘Do-It-Yourself’ Approach Works for Young Strip-Tiller

Fall strips & spring freshener through cover crops boost corn yields by 40 bushels per acre

By Noah Newman posted on February 3, 2025 | Posted in Cover Crops, Equipment, Nutrient Management

Andrew Reuschel always tells people he has about 50 years’ worth of farming knowledge and experience even though he’s only in his mid-30s.

Beyond the Berm

‘What I Think I Learned After 25-Plus Years of Strip-Tilling Corn’

By Noah Newman posted on February 3, 2025 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Nutrient Management

I always encourage reader participation at the end of these columns by sharing my email address and asking for your thoughts. So, this time around, I want to make good on that promise and give one of you the floor.

The Strip-Till Farmer Origin Story

By Frank Lessiter posted on February 1, 2025 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101

I don't recall when we wrote our first No-Till Farmer article on strip-tilling, but it was soon after Cliff Roberts first used this no-till spin-off on his Kentland, Ind., farm in 1987.

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Strip-Tilled Soybeans Net $14 More Per Acre than No-Tilled Soybeans in PFI Study

Keeping it Simple Key for Strip-Till Rookie

Here’s What I Saw While Walking 21,234 Steps at National Farm Machinery Show…

Pre-Season Maintenance Helps Strip-Tillers Avert Disaster

How a Strip-Tiller Can Save $116,000 Annually with Precision Technology

Custom Strip-Tiller Starts 25,000-Acre Marathon in Late September

6 Lessons Learned from NNTC ‘25

‘Do-It-Yourself’ Approach Works for Young Strip-Tiller

‘What I Think I Learned After 25-Plus Years of Strip-Tilling Corn’

The Strip-Till Farmer Origin Story

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