After years of deep tillage, Josh Sullivan now gets more bang for his buck with nitrogen in 2-inch-deep strips

Hundreds exchange moneymaking ideas at 13th annual educational event in Springfield, Ill.

This Week's Lineup:

• Farmer Strip-Tills Soybeans, Happy with Results
• Strip-Till Can Solve Pain at the Pump
• Fall vs. Spring: Comparing 3 Strip-Till Fertility Programs
• 5 Cover Crop Myths Busted!
• Observing Strip-Till Trends from Space

A trio of strip-tillers in Iowa are making big strides in their quest to improve water quality and promote the fact that conservation practices are indeed profitable and scalable. 

"Our heavy clay soils are among our greatest farm management challenges. They’re also vaults holding exceptionally valuable production rewards," Rodman Lott says. 

This Week's Lineup:

• MegaStripper Creator Reveals Key Takeaways from Strip-Till Journey
• Strip-Till Boosts Yields Nearly 48% in Ethiopia’s Dying Drylands
• Farmer Theorizes Why His Biologicals Missed the Mark
• Second-Year Strip-Tiller Shares Lessons Learned from First Few Seasons
• Planting Green, Drones Hot Topics in Local Farmer Panel

The North Central Region-Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (NCR-SARE) program currently has four open grant programs to fund research and education projects that advance sustainable agricultural practices in the region. 

This Week's Lineup:

• Growers Get Up-Close Look at Strip-Till During Michigan Field Day 
• Late-Season Crop Disease ‘Has Exploded’ in Some Strip-Till Fields
• Compaction Observations: Strip-Till vs. Deep Tillage
• Does New Planter Technology Really Increase Yields? 
• How Deep Should You Build Strips in the Fall?