Retired co-owner and president of Case IH dealer Johnson Tractor, Leo Johnson, explains critical steps to take when switching to strip-till, what to consider when shopping for a strip-till rig, first-year planting challenges and more in his classroom "What I learned from My First Year Strip-Tilling."

Strip-Till Farmer’s 11th annual Strip-Till Operational Benchmark Study, with responses from 215 strip-tillers across the U.S., shows that strip-till yields didn’t take much of a dip in 2023, despite much of the country experiencing dry or drought conditions.

Strip-tiller Robert Boyle explains how to incorporate cover crops with strip-till in a dry climate, strategies for improving water efficiency in adverse conditions and how to save up to $500 per acre each year with water conservation and nutrient cycling in his classroom presentation, "Making Strip-Till Work with Only 7 Inches of Rain."

The second annual Strip-Till Farmer Hall of Fame class includes Bill Preller of Congerville, Ill., Jodi DeJong-Hughes of Willmar, Minn., and David Legvold of Northfield, Minn.

On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by the 2024 National Strip-Tillage Conference, Eagle, Wis., farmer Tyler Troiola uses John Deere See & Spray Premium for the first time, which he says delivered significant herbicide savings on corn but not quite as much on soybeans.

2024 Strip-Till Innovator Chris Perkins chats about the value of residue with fellow strip-tiller and Montag territory manager, Harold Crawford. Perkins explains why a good crop will grow you an even better crop the following year. “There’s a huge difference between 250-bushel corn residue and 300-bushel corn residue,” Perkins says.” He also explains why fungicides play a critical role in residue management.