Recent field days and ag shows have clearly shown a significant increase in strip-tillage interest among Minnesota growers, maintains Warren Formo. In fact the executive director of the Minnesota Agricultural Resource Center goes so far to predict strip-till could become the predominant tillage system in Minnesota by 2026.

DigiFarm’s Steve Riddle, a 35-year veteran in application equipment and precision ag, reviews the numerous types of RTK on the market, explains how they function and breaks down the similarities and differences, as well as the rules that all RTK providers have that determine repeatable accuracy.

Wisconsin no-tiller Tony Peirick checks in with an update on his crop as harvest season continues across the Corn Belt. Peirick explains why he’s expecting a “better than average” harvest even after an extremely dry summer. This episode of Conservation Ag Update is brought to you by CultivAce.

Mead, Neb., farmer Kerry Knuth, made the transition from dragging a disc ripper and mulch finisher across his 2,200-acre corn and soybeans operation to strip-tillage back in 2005.

On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, a group of no-tillers gather in southwestern Wis., to carry on Dave Brandt’s vision of a farmer-led learning center at the Sinsinawa Mound Center. Plus, Stockton, Ill., no-tiller Greg Thoren shares how he’s netting $135 more per acre than his peers who practice conventional tillage. This episode of Conservation Ag Update is brought to you by Yokohama Off-Highway Tires.

Strip-Till Hall of Famer Tony Vyn of Purdue University explains why strip-till is the near-ideal tillage system, and the steps that need to be taken to make it a more widely adopted practice.

Conservation Ag Update hits the road once again for the Farm Progress Show in Decatur, Ill. Mackane Vogel discovers a new electric cover crop seeder, and catches up with ag tire expert James Tuschner for a “Tire Talk” about preventing stubble damage. Noah Newman chats with central Illinois farmer Dave Brown, goes ahead of the curve with Terrakamp CEO Joseph Jandrisch for a look at the soil health benefits of the company’s NEXAT system, and reveals the secret to strip-tiller Alex Harrell’s soybean record-breaking success. This episode of Conservation Ag Update is brought to you by Yokohama Off-Highway Tires.