Technology needed for strip-till helped fuel a data-driven farming strategy that keeps pushing yields & profits for Jake Isley.

“In the strip-till community, many people have lost sight of that,” Brian Herbek says. “If you eat a huge piece of prime rib, aka nitrogen, you won’t have room for potatoes and vegetables and all the other stuff needed to be healthy for the longevity of the race.”

Managing editor Noah Newman checks in from Strip-Till Farmer headquarters with a big announcement about the 2026 National Strip-Tillage Conference program. 

In the past, the idea of transitioning to strip-till with baby steps was almost unheard of, Andy Thompson says, and the unwritten strip-till code was to buy a rather complicated and expensive tool that was meant to replace all other tools previously used to perform everything needed for the crop. That’s no longer the case in 2026.

I came across an interesting discussion while scrolling X the other day. What would happen if all acres of corn and soybeans in the U.S. went to 1-pass strip-till?