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Strip-Till Cropping & Business Insights

Each week our editors will bring you data from our 2025 Strip-Till Farmer Operational Benchmark Survey. Continue reading and check back weekly for the next set of valuable data.

July 3, 2025

Posted July 3, 2025:

  • How Old Are Strip-Tillers?
    • 65 plus — 28% of strip-tillers
    • 55-64 — 29% of strip-tillers
    • 45-54 — 17% of strip-tillers
    • 35-44 — 14% of strip-tillers
    • 25-34 — 11% of strip-tillers
    • Under 25 — 2% of strip-tillers
  • Where Strip-Tillers Live
    • Corn Belt — 44% of strip-tillers
    • Lake states — 29% of strip-tillers
    • Northern Plains — 8% of strip-tillers
    • Northeast — 8% of strip-tillers

Posted June 26, 2025:

  • Which Herbicides Are Used by Strip-Tillers to Terminate Cover Crops
    • Glyphosate — 100% of strip-tillers
    • 2,4-D — 33% of strip-tillers
    • Paraquat — 7% of strip-tillers
    • Glufosinate — 5% of strip-tillers
    • Clethodium — 13% of strip-tillers
    • Other — 3% of strip-tillers
  • What Size Strip-Till Toolbars are Most Popular?
    • 24 row — 7% of strip-tillers
    • 16 rows — 33% of strip-tillers
    • 12 rows — 37% of strip-tillers
    • 8 rows — 15% of strip-tillers
    • 6 rows — 7% of strip-tillers

Posted June 19, 2025:

  • When Are Strips Being Built?
    • Fall — 43% of strip-tillers
    • Spring — 26% of strip-tillers
    • Both fall & spring — 31% of strip-tillers
  • At What Depth is Banded Fertilizer Placed in Strips?
    • 3 inches — 5% of strip-tillers
    • 4 inches — 15% of strip-tillers
    • 5 inches — 14% of strip-tillers
    • 6 inches — 43% of strip-tillers
    • 7 inches — 11% of strip-tillers
    • 8 inches — 12% of strip-tillers

Posted June 12, 2025:

  • Biggest Strip-Till Challenges with Cover Crops
    1. Timely planting
    2. Establishing cover crops before frosts
    3. Too much spring moisture
  • Strip-Tillers Average 329 Acres of Strip-Tilled Soybeans

Posted June 5, 2025:

  • Strip-Tillers Split on Shanks, Coulters & Knives
    • Shank - 48% of strip-tillers use this setup
    • Coulter - 43% of strip-tillers use this setup
    • Mole knife - 32% of strip-tillers use this setup
  • How Long Have Strip-Tillers Been Stripping?
    • 1 year - 11% of strip-tillers
    • 2-4 years - 25% of strip-tillers
    • 5-10 years - 23% of strip-tillers
    • 11-15 years - 12% of strip-tillers
    • 16-20 years - 10% of strip-tillers
    • Over 20 years - 20% of strip-tillers