Continuing to build on the unique educational foundation of its first three events, the 4th annual National Strip-Tillage Conference will feature more than 40 different learning sessions during two strip-till-focused, knowledge-packed days in early August.

Building biological diversity is an objective many strip-tillers seek when developing a comprehensive system. This starts from the ground up, investing in the soil as a living resource to support crop growth.

Soil is meant to be covered. This is a foundational philosophy for Steve Groff during more than 20 years of research, experimentation and full-scale farming with cover crops. The founder of Cover Crop Coaching says consistent ground cover and living roots in the soil are essential to maximizing ecological benefits.

University of Nebraska Extension discusses the fertility benefits of manure and how to get the most value from a manure application.

Understanding potassium’s role as an essential plant nutrient is critical to alleviating some emerging crop production issues.

Implement guidance is still an emerging technology in North America, but it is being utilized in other parts of the world to improve agricultural production. This recent article from Ag Contractor & Large Scale Farmer looks at some of the considerations for adding implement guidance to a farming operation.

In this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Blu-Jet, we welcome Illinois farmer Trent Sanderson to share his lessons learned with integrating cover crops in strip-till, to include the good, the bad and the ugly.

University studies indicate you could save as much as $52 per acre by delaying applications of phosphorus, potassium or sulfur if soil tests are above critical levels.