On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, we go inside the 2025 Farm Progress Show in Decatur, Ill. Our first stop takes us to the Syngenta tent, where a roots demonstration showcases the impact of a brand-new solution for nematode defense. 

"It's not only about facts," says Chuck White, who retired from his service on the ISA board of directors in 2024. "It's about how we as farmers and our farm families are invested in this land. We live here, we work here, and we want to have a safe environment and a very productive farm for the future that's sustainable."

This Week's Lineup:

• Insights & Perspective from Strip-Till Innovator 
• Strip-Tiller Named a Finalist for Leopold Conservation Award
• A Few Reasons to Do Fall Strip-Till
• Brand-New Strip-Till Equipment Unveiled at Farm Progress Show
• New Tech Detects Crop Stress Hours After Emergence

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In case you missed them, here are the items that have garnered the most interest from other farmers in the past month, August 2025.

The Strip-Till Farmer crew racked up nearly 100,000 steps combined Tuesday and Wednesday at the Farm Progress Show in Decatur, Ill., tracking down new equipment innovations.

This Week's Lineup:

• Fertilizer Prices Putting Squeeze on Farmers for 2026
• Farmers Deal with Historic Flooding
• From High-Speed Disc to Strip-Till Rig: Farmer Shares Experience
• Strip-Till Feature: Greg Greving
• Small Grain Harvest Slows for Strip-Tillers

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But the "Making Children Healthy Again" report does direct the EPA, USDA and other federal agencies to clear the way for increased adoption of conservation agriculture as a means to reform the nation's food system through reduced regulations, increased program funding and new partnerships with the private sector.

At the Univ. of Minnesota Research and Outreach Centers, researchers drilled rye at either 15 pounds or 60 pounds in fall 2024, and found no difference in total biomass produced in spring 2025.