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Multi-Tasking Vertical Tillage Tools an Asset for Strip-Tillers

Reader survey reveals how the implements are ubiquitous on many farms as growers resolve a variety of challenges

By Dan Crummett posted on October 24, 2025 | Posted in Cover Crops, Equipment

Results of a recent Conservation Tillage Guide survey of vertical tillage users show many growers vouch for the practice and believe it’s a useful tool on their farm. Many indicated residue management was a top goal for using the implements, followed by cover crop seeding and fertilizer or manure incorporation.

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Solving the Residue ‘Rubik’s Cube’ with Custom-Built Attachments

Cover crop seeder for strip-till bar & residue management tool for combine deliver ROI for young farmer

By Noah Newman posted on October 24, 2025 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Soil Health

Tanner Schoff tapped into his passion for building things and started working on a solution that would solve his residue Rubik’s Cube.

Corn’s Response to Fertility Varies Based on Strip-Till Timing

University trial compares effect of tillage methods, fertility placement & fertilizer timing on yield

By Michaela Paukner posted on October 24, 2025 | Posted in Equipment, Nutrient Management

Making intentional decisions about when to strip-till, whether to use a coulter or shank to make strips, and hybrid selection can result in yield differences upward of 10 bushels per acre, according to Jared Fender, senior research specialist at the Univ. of Illinois Crop Physiology Lab.

Strip-Till, Cereal Rye Pay Off for Pumpkin Growers

New system helps crop survive & thrive after historic 2025 rain event

By Noah Newman posted on October 24, 2025 | Posted in Cover Crops, Crop Protection, Water Management

The Basses’ switch to the new system couldn’t have come at a better time. Just a few weeks after planting pumpkins into the strips, a “1,000-year” rain event dumped a foot of rain on their farm in less than a day.

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Harvest Your Soybean Fields and Get Them Tested for Soybean Cyst Nematode (SCN)

October 24, 2025 | Posted in Crop Protection

When soybean harvest is on the way, make sure you add testing for soybean cyst nematode (SCN) to your to-do fall list, says Penn State Univ. Extension.

An Up-Close Look at 11 Different Strip-Till Units

By Noah Newman posted on October 23, 2025 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Equipment

Technology editor Noah Newman shares photos of every single strip-till unit that was on display at the 2025 Iowa State Strip-Till Field Day.

Government Shutdown

USDA to Resume Farmer Aid Programs During Shutdown

By John Dobberstein posted on October 22, 2025 | Posted in Agriculture Policy & Programs

In a post on X, Rollins said the USDA will re-open county offices and resume Farm Service Agency core operations, including critical services for farm loan processing, ARC/PLC payments and other programs.

Armoring Your Fields to Avoid 4 Types of Erosion

By Sjoerd Duiker posted on October 22, 2025 | Posted in Crop Protection, Soil Health

Source: PennState Extension

Remember the four types of erosion — interrill (or sheet) erosion, rill erosion, ephemeral gully erosion, and classical gully erosion, and remember that once you see rills, the tolerable soil loss level is already exceeded so urgent action is called for, says Sjoerd Willem Duiker.

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Strip-Till Highlights: Oct. 21, 2025

By Noah Newman posted on October 21, 2025

This Week's Lineup:

Strip-Till Innovator Gives Cover Crops a Try for First Time
Millions up for Grabs for Strip-Tillers in Illinois
Ag on Wheels & SoilWarrior Dive into Strip-Till
Strip-Tiller Enjoying Warm Harvest Season in North Dakota
Not Something You See Everyday: Tank Pulling a Plow

Penn State Weed Specialist Shares Fall Burndown & Cover Crop Tips

By Dwight Lingenfelter posted on October 21, 2025 | Posted in Cover Crops, Crop Protection

Source: PennState Extension

"Killing marestail in the fall is usually easier since the seedlings and rosettes are small and more susceptible to herbicides. Once weeds like marestail get through the winter, their rosettes start to bolt upwards in the spring, making them much more difficult to control," says Dwight Lingenfelter.

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Multi-Tasking Vertical Tillage Tools an Asset for Strip-Tillers

Solving the Residue ‘Rubik’s Cube’ with Custom-Built Attachments

Corn’s Response to Fertility Varies Based on Strip-Till Timing

Strip-Till, Cereal Rye Pay Off for Pumpkin Growers

Harvest Your Soybean Fields and Get Them Tested for Soybean Cyst Nematode (SCN)

An Up-Close Look at 11 Different Strip-Till Units

USDA to Resume Farmer Aid Programs During Shutdown

Armoring Your Fields to Avoid 4 Types of Erosion

Strip-Till Highlights: Oct. 21, 2025

Penn State Weed Specialist Shares Fall Burndown & Cover Crop Tips

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