“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.”

This Week's Lineup:

• Brian Hefty on Biggest Positives of Strip-Till
• Boosting Soybean Plant Stands Without Hiking Seed Rates
• Agronomy Deep Dive: Gary Zimmer on the “Death of NPK”
• Strip-Tiller Shares His 2025 Fertilizer Report Card
• Strip-Tillers Discuss Shanks vs. Coulters

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Consider applying biologicals to fix nitrogen, improve soil health & root biomass, or break down residue, all of which can help get more fertilizer into crops

Split nitrogen applications with sulfur, late-season potassium & starter fertilizer package among key recommendations

Strip-Till Farmer catches up with Jeff Martin for insights on educating landowners, cover crops & strip-till

"Everyone I have spoken to agrees that there should be no issues with N fertilizer availability, however, everyone expects the price to be higher than where it is today," says Brad Carlson in this Univ. of Minnesota Extension nutrient management blog.