Two well-regarded academic researchers will be presenting at the 2nd annual National Strip-Tillage Conference on Aug. 5-6 in Iowa City, Iowa.

Aaron Ault, project lead with the Open Ag Data Alliance, discusses the need for a collaborative effort for open source sharing of precision farming data and existing hurdles to achieving this goal.

It’s no secret that the size and strength of high-horsepower tractors continues to grow. But more horsepower doesn’t necessarily translate to increased efficiency.

Building on the success of the inaugural event in 2014, the 2nd annual National Strip-Tillage Conference will feature more than 20 presentations during the course of two education-packed days in early August.

Sometimes the best plan in strip-till is to plan for the unexpected. This is a philosophy Jerry Baysinger knows well after almost 20 years of strip-till. Baysinger strip-tills about 3,000 acres of corn and soybeans near Bruning, Neb., and was one of the first farmers to embrace strip-till in his area.

Fertilizer practices can sometimes be a touchy subject for farmers, especially when debating the merits of one strategy over another.

Gets tips and strategies from these progressive strip-tillers scheduled to appear at the 2015 National Strip-Tillage Conference this summer in Iowa City, Iowa.

Soil sampling is an increasingly embraced practice to help farmers understand what's taking place beneath the soil surface.

Seeing topsoil and fertilizer washed away by a heavy spring downpour is an unsettling sight for farmers.