About 68% of strip-tillers are no-tilling some of their acres, according to our latest Strip-Till Farmer Benchmark Report. So, I figured there’d be at least some cross-over interest when I decided to add a “strip-till 101” classroom to January’s 2026 National No-Tillage Conference agenda.

Luke Koffman grew up on a small dairy farm in Eden, Wis., where conventional tillage was the standard. The third-generation farmer knew there had to be a better way.

"He built a 'strip-till bar just like Dad's,'" says his mom, Katie. "Gotta start them young on strip-tilling!"