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Farmers Slash Inputs by $170 Per Acre with No-Till & ‘Neighborly Grazing’

By Noah Newman posted on May 15, 2026 | Posted in Cover Crops, Equipment, Nutrient Management, Precision Agriculture, Seeding & Planting, Soil Health
On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Titan International, Latimer, Iowa no-tillers Landon and Anne Plagge describe the soil health practices that propelled them to the 2025 Leopold Conservation Award, including a unique cover crop grazing system.
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Strip-Till Highlights: Jan. 20, 2026

By Noah Newman posted on January 20, 2026

This Week's Lineup:

  • Discussing Potential Benefits of a Strip Freshener Pass
  • Three Ways to Trim Inputs Without Trimming Yield
  • Using Cover Crops in 3 Different Tillage Scenarios
  • Illinois Strip-Tiller Shares Cover Crop Playbook
  • Inside Jim Hershey’s Leopold Conservation Award-Winning Journey

Best of the Web This Week is brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment.


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Strip-Till Highlights: Oct. 28, 2025

By Noah Newman posted on October 28, 2025

This Week's Lineup:

  • Strip-Tiller Aims for Better Berms After Soybean Harvest
  • Virtual Fencing a Game-Changer for Award-Winning Strip-Tiller
  • How Soil Testing is Evolving into ‘Predictive Agronomy’
  • Killing Weeds with … Vegetable Oil?!
  • Proving ‘Strip-Till Won’t Work Here’ Wrong

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[Podcast] Young Farmers Panel: First-Generation Strip-Tiller James Hepp & Leopold Award Recipient Joel Reddick

On this edition of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, technology editor Noah Newman sits down with young farmers James Hepp and Joel Reddick for a discussion about their strip-till and no-till systems, and the challenges they face as young farmers.
By Noah Newman posted on October 24, 2025 | Posted in Seeding & Planting
On this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, technology editor Noah Newman sits down with young farmers James Hepp and Joel Reddick for a discussion about their strip-till and no-till systems, and the challenges they face as young farmers.  
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Maryland Leopold Conservation Award Recipients Improve Water Quality with Strip-Till

March 29, 2025 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health, Water Management
Source: Sand County Foundation
The Hutchisons' use of variable-rate nitrogen applications onto crops are split up through the growing season to boost yields while reducing the potential for runoff. To further protect water quality, they practice mulch and strip-till practices, have installed grassed waterways and buffers, and have completed wetland restoration projects and forest management.
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