Strip-Till Highlights: April 29, 2025
Strip-Till Farmer editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at the grower's world from the lofty digital realm. Here is our favorite content from the past week from across the web:
- Strip-Till Bar Draws Machinery Pete’s Attention
- Strip-Tiller Deals with Challenging Conditions Early in #Plant25
- Custom Strip-Till Rates Check in at $30.99 Per Acre in Wisconsin Survey
- ‘6th Gen Farmer’ Giving Strip-Till & Cover Crops a Try
- Always Keep the Neighbors Guessing
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Strip-Till Bar Draws Machinery Pete’s Attention
Machinery Pete had another busy week on the used farm equipment auction circuit. One of his Picks of the Week is an Orthman 1tRIPr 30-row strip-till tool that sold for $90,000 in Oakley, Kan.
Strip-Tiller Deals with Challenging Conditions Early in #Plant25
Christian County, Illinois, strip-tiller Ken Franklin says he’s off to a good start in #Plant25, despite some challenging weather conditions. “The wind has blown it seems like every day, way above the threshold for spraying,” Franklin tells Brownfield Ag News. “We try to sneak in whenever we can, or catch those calm days, stop the planter and hop in the sprayer. This year with spraying you’ve kind of had to do it whenever you had the chance, not necessarily when you wanted.
Custom Strip-Till Rates Check in at $30.99 Per Acre in Wisconsin Survey
Wisconsin State Farmer breaks down results from the inaugural Univ. of Wisconsin Extension Custom Rate Survey. The average custom rate for strip-till in Wisconsin is $30.99 per acre, while the custom rate for drilling no-till soybeans is $23.31 per acre.
‘6th Gen Farmer’ Giving Strip-Till & Cover Crops a Try
Fast forward to the 7:45 mark, in the fall of 2025, he has a cost-share contract signed with Minnesota for next 3 years to do strip-till, no-till or cover crops. Doesn’t know if he’s going to buy a strip-till bar….demo one…or hire co-op to do it.
Always Keep the Neighbors Guessing
Check out this planting green post from western Illinois farmer Blake Arnold on X. He says, “In the land of conventional tillage, always keep the neighbors questioning your next move.”
In the land of conventional tillage, always keep the neighbors questioning your next move. #plantgreen pic.twitter.com/RqM5lpnTL4
— Blake Arnold (@blakearnold_) April 22, 2025
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