“For the first shovel out of the ground to find an earthworm, that’s just unheard of in Arizona,” Robert Boyle says. Managing editor Noah Newman shares more observations from his visit with the Strip-Till Innovator in Coolidge, Ariz.

This Week's Lineup:

• Local Organizations Boost Strip-Till Education
• #Plant26 Yields Unintentional Cover Cropping Experiment
• Strip-Till Adoption Trends Measured from Space!
• Strip-Tiller Calls Audible Amidst Fertilizer Price Spikes
• Frost, Hail & Heavy Rains Create Challenges for Strip-Tillers

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The study used data from the ICGA’s Precision Conservation Management program. They analyzed no-till, strip-till and multi-pass systems, machinery and input costs, commodity prices, soil productivity ratings, and soil loss and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Here’s what they found. 

"He built a 'strip-till bar just like Dad's,'" says his mom, Katie. "Gotta start them young on strip-tilling!" 

I was perusing the Strip-Till Community Forum on Facebook the other day and came across a post that sparked a deep conversation.

Let’s go way back. We’ve been farming for a long time, and we’ve been tilling for a long time. We need to ask ourselves this question — why are we doing what we’re doing?