[Video] Achieving Strip-Till Success in Yield-Limiting Environment

Rock Creek, Minn., strip-tiller Jon Stevens checks in from Maple Grove Farms with a preview of his 2025 National Strip-Tillage Conference presentation in the video below. "I always joke that I'm in the capital city of 'it don't work here,'" says Stevens, who has proven the naysayers wrong in his rocky soils with the implementation of strip-till, livestock and diverse crop rotations.

During his presentation, the innovative strip-tiller will challenge traditional wisdom about commercial fertilizers and give attendees an unfiltered — and highly entertaining — look at his systematic approach to enhancing his strip-till system with cattle and cover crops. Stevens will also put his latest on-farm experiments and nutrient management plans under the microscope for all to see, and to illustrate how profitability rarely equates to being the highest yielder. 

Head to StripTillConference.com for more information and to reserve your spot for the 2025 National Strip-Tillage Conference, July 31-Aug. 1 in Iowa City.