On top of running his family farm, 2024 Strip-Till Innovator Chris Perkins owns and operates Banded Ag, an ag research, consulting and custom application business that’s grown to over 10,000 custom spring strip-till acres in Indiana and Kentucky. A quarterback is only as good as his teammates, and Perkins gives most of the credit to his 6 full-time employees as he reflects on the impact they’ve made in the region since 2017.

2024 Strip-Till Innovator Chris Perkins takes us inside his Otwell, Ind., office. Perkins explains the significance of the vintage DeKalb bags hanging on his walls, and why each bag represents a key moment in his strip-till journey. Perkins also shares his 4 keys to growing a 300-bushel corn crop.