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?

Here are some of the top things we saw — and heard — at the 2026 National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville, Ky.

Attention to profit was a major consideration in our move to no-till back in the late 1980s. 

"The coming wave of new platforms and products that focus on regenerative agriculture and use of artificial intelligence tools require that companies update their data collection policies," says Todd Janzen in his latest blog. 

About 68% of strip-tillers are no-tilling some of their acres, according to our latest Strip-Till Farmer Benchmark Report. So, I figured there’d be at least some cross-over interest when I decided to add a “strip-till 101” classroom to January’s 2026 National No-Tillage Conference agenda.