The strip-till dream team of Chris Perkins, 2024 Strip-Till Innovator and Best Speaker Award recipient, and Chris Kasten, soil test data analyst and co-founder of Agrimodis, share how they’re rethinking the traditional approach to strip-till nutrient management and plant testing.

Robert Boyle, the recipient of the 2026 Strip-Till Innovator Award, deals with drought conditions every year in Coolidge, Ariz.

The combination of strip-till and strategically managed cover crops is your ticket.

In this video, managing editor Noah Newman checks in with an update on the 2026 National Strip-Tillage Conference, which takes place Aug. 6-7 in Springfield, Ill. Newman catches up with Coolidge, Ariz., strip-tiller Robert Boyle, who explains why the conference is a must-attend for him every year. 

Joe Ailts, an independent agronomist and farmer from Deer Park, Wis., believes the best agronomic decisions come from understanding your specific fields, goals and constraints. 

After more than 30 years in strip-till, Dean Sponheim has seen the wins, setbacks and hard lessons learned that only time can teach.

As input costs rise, it’s more important than ever to efficiently fertilize your crops and reduce weed competition.