Hosted by the Conservation Technology Information Center (CTIC), the tour included a visit to Ryan and Christina Larson’s 1,000-acre strip-till and no-till operation in Garretson, S.D., near the southwestern Minnesota border.

Third-generation farmer solves erosion problems with strip-till & cover crops

Strip-Till Farmer's Mike Lessiter is the Luncheon keynote speaker at this year's event.

“When you approach the rootworm as just a problem that has to be solved, you’re not taking into account the animal’s biology,” Ann Marie Journey says. “You’re hitting it just at certain points or with certain methods or controls, and you’re not allowing yourself in effect to have a conversation to gain insight back from the rootworms about what it is that makes them successful in any given place."

Summers Manufacturing today announced the launch of its new strip-till equipment line featuring two distinct models: the Verdant and the Apex.

Here are over 40 actionable ideas, tips and observations from the most recent roundtable discussions at the National Strip-Tillage and No-Tillage Conferences.

Recent dust storms in Illinois are a far remove from the southwestern Great Plains of the 1930’s, but the recipe remains the same and tragedy can nonetheless result. This article reviews research into the tragic 2023 dust storm and connects it to conservation investments to address soil erosion.