On this edition of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Environmental Tillage Systems, first-generation strip-tiller James Hepp takes us inside his operation in Rockwell City, Iowa.

Here at Strip-Till Farmer, there are plenty of insights gleaned. I dug through some recent notes and came across the following 3 tips, observations and insights, to give you something to think about before hopping in the cab this spring.

The Beck's Hybrids Practical Farm Research (PFR) team put together this video featuring 2-plus hours of planter maintenance tips and insights from their winter clinics throughout the Midwest.

Dr. Sarah Lancaster, Kansas State Extension weed specialist, breaks down the latest targeted spraying technology in this K-State Agronomy webinar, including the benefits and challenges of various systems.

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

The Hutchisons' use of variable-rate nitrogen applications onto crops are split up through the growing season to boost yields while reducing the potential for runoff. To further protect water quality, they practice mulch and strip-till practices, have installed grassed waterways and buffers, and have completed wetland restoration projects and forest management.