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Solving a Farm Puzzle with Strip-Till, One Piece at a Time

Technology needed for strip-till helped fuel a data-driven farming strategy that keeps pushing yields & profits for Jake Isley

By Martha Mintz posted on April 13, 2026 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Nutrient Management, Precision Agriculture

Technology needed for strip-till helped fuel a data-driven farming strategy that keeps pushing yields & profits for Jake Isley.

Fact Checking Strip-Till Assumptions with Research Data

Years of on-farm trials show even in colder climates, strip-till offers early-season corn planting flexibility, comparable yields & overall reduced operating costs

By Dan Crummett posted on February 4, 2025 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Equipment, Soil Health

As with any new practice, many growers considering a switch to strip-till for corn and soybeans may question what the eventual payoff will be.

3 Strip-Tillers Share Their Best Ideas for 2023

December 15, 2022 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Cover Crops, Equipment, Seeding & Planting

Strip-tillers Jon Stevens of Rock Creek, Minn., Ryan Nell of Beaver Dam, Wis., and Ryan Shaw of Snover, Mich., share their approach to the 2023 growing season during a panel discussion at the 2022 National Strip-Tillage Conference.

Reader Commentary: Strip-Tilling During a Wet Fall

September 14, 2022 | Posted in Equipment, Seeding & Planting, Soil Health

A reader from the northern Corn Belt asks, "what will I need to be prepared to do, or do differently, to get my strips in should we get a very wet fall?"

Building Biological Stamina in Your Strip-Tilled Soils

With a self-described “living laboratory,” Streator, Ill., strip-tiller Larry Tombaugh will share how his constant experiments with biological combinations helps stimulate soil health and add bushels each year during the 2020 Virtual National Strip-Tillage Conference.

March 12, 2020

Keeping microbes happy is a cornerstone of Streator, Ill., strip-tiller Larry Tombaugh’s system. As he says, microbes have a “Dracula complex” and don’t like sunlight.

Digging In: Strip and Furrow Analysis

‘Planter Doctor’ Kevin Kimberley shares how strip-tillers can dig into strips to diagnose and address problems, improve crop emergence and yields.

July 12, 2016 | Posted in Equipment, Precision Agriculture, Seeding & Planting

If working with farmers from eight states for more than 15 years has taught Kevin Kimberley anything, it’s that farmers should let the soil dictate their management decisions.

Analyzing Soil Structure After Strip-Tilling

October 29, 2014 | Posted in Soil Health

As fall strip-tillage gets geared up, I was asked what a grower should look for in their fields, and developed this list of tips

Experiment With Strip-Tilling Leads To Strip-Cropping

September 23, 2014 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101

Source: The Des Moines Register

You could call Dean Sponheim an accidental conservationist. Well, at least initially, anyway. In 1999, Sponheim was frustrated that every year he had to replant a big chunk of a field that wasn't well tiled. "I was looking for a system where I didn't have to work it in the spring," he said.

Keys To Strip-Tilling Corn On Corn

By Dan Zinkand posted on January 16, 2013 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Soil Health

After strip-tilling corn on soybeans for the first time 6 years ago, Newton, Iowa, farmer Will Cannon tried strip-tilling corn-on-corn in his second season and has continued ever since.

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Cover Crops, Strip-Till Spark Desert Soil Revival

On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Titan International, we pay a visit to Strip-Till Innovator Robert Boyle’s farm in Coolidge, Ariz., for an up-close look at how he’s transforming his soils with cover crops and diverse rotations.

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Items Tagged with 'strip-tilling'

ARTICLES

Solving a Farm Puzzle with Strip-Till, One Piece at a Time

Fact Checking Strip-Till Assumptions with Research Data

3 Strip-Tillers Share Their Best Ideas for 2023

Reader Commentary: Strip-Tilling During a Wet Fall

Building Biological Stamina in Your Strip-Tilled Soils

Digging In: Strip and Furrow Analysis

Analyzing Soil Structure After Strip-Tilling

Experiment With Strip-Tilling Leads To Strip-Cropping

Keys To Strip-Tilling Corn On Corn

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