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Strip-Till Highlights: April 7, 2026

By Noah Newman posted on April 7, 2026

This Week's Lineup:

  • A Year in the Life of a Strip-Tiller
  • Rookie Strip-Tiller Gets Big Help from Precision Specialist on Planting Day 1
  • The Fertilizer Fallacy: Yields Up, Profits Down
  • Breaking Down the Use of Sugars in Crops
  • Strip-Tiller Details Journey with Cover Crops

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


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No-Till, Strip-Till and Cover Crops Research Journal - March 2026

Each month, the conservation ag group at Cornell University offers an analysis of the latest scientific papers dealing with conservation agriculture research from around the world. For this on-going web series, our editors will be selecting several research papers from the Cornell list that will be of special interest to North American no-tillers, strip-tillers and cover croppers.
By Frank Lessiter posted on March 12, 2026 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Seeding & Planting, Soil Health, Water Management

In this edition:

  • Sixty years of crop diversification with perennials improves yields more than no-tillage in Ohio grain cropping systems
  • Conservation Tillage Practices on GHG Emissions, Soil Health and Overall Agricultural Sustainability
  • Long-term continuous no-till corn-soybean systems: Examining soil carbon sequestration and nitrogen accumulation across various pools
  • Assessing the agricultural, environmental, and economic effects of crop diversity management: A comprehensive review on crop rotation and cover crop practices
  • Cover Crops Optimize Soil Fertility and Soybean Productivity in the Cerrado of MATOPIBA, Brazil
  • Short-term no-tillage improves soil water retention and maintains soil aeration at high moisture conditions despite reduced macroporosity
  • Tillage Radish as Cover Crop Improves Soil Health Indicators Depending on Pedoclimatic Conditions.

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[Video] The 2025 National Strip-Tillage Conference Preview Show

By Noah Newman posted on June 2, 2025 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Cover Crops, Equipment, Nutrient Management, Precision Agriculture
Technology Editor Noah Newman checks in from Iowa City with a preview of the 2025 National Strip-Tillage Conference, including exclusive insights from speakers on the program, a tour of the hotel and surrounding area, and a 1-on-1 interview with Iowa State’s Rebecca Vittetoe for a look at the pre-conference Strip-Till Field Day.
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Strip-Till Standpoint

Centering On Soil Health

By Odette Ménard posted on April 22, 2022 | Posted in Cover Crops

Building soil health is a long-term endeavor, but one with lasting impacts. There are many practices that yield great short-term benefits. But if it’s not good for the soil, it won’t be good for the farming enterprise in the long run.


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[Podcast] Ray Ward on Soil Testing and No-Till Nutrient Management

In this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Topcon Agriculture, Darrell Bruggink talks with soil scientist Ray Ward, who founded Ward Laboratories and was the Premier Lecture Series speaker at the 2017 National Strip-Tillage Conference, about the importance of identifying the need for a new approach to making soil fertility recommendations.
May 19, 2020 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Soil Health
In this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Topcon Agriculture, Darrell Bruggink talks with soil scientist Ray Ward, who founded Ward Laboratories and was the Premier Lecture Series speaker at the 2017 National Strip-Tillage Conference, about the importance of identifying the need for a new approach to making soil fertility recommendations.
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2018 National Strip-Tillage Conference Speaker

Sensing an Evolution in Strip-Till Fertilizer Application Strategies

Kansas State University researcher Dr. Ray Asebedo to present comparative fertility research and discuss the expanded uses of sensing technology in strip-till at the 2018 National Strip-Tillage Conference.
March 22, 2018 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Precision Agriculture
Kansas State University researcher Dr. Ray Asebedo to present comparative fertility research and discuss the expanded uses of sensing technology in strip-till at the 2018 National Strip-Tillage Conference.
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Maximizing Nutrient Uptake In The Root Zone, Balancing Soil & Minerals - Bob Yanda - NSTC 2014 Presentation - MP3 Download

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Achieving proper soil fertility comes down to hitting the maximum level of nutrients that are exchangeable in the soil for optimal crop performance. This means nutrients are available in a form that the plant roots can absorb from the soil complex. Bob Yanda says the levels of nutrients are important, but it’s more critical that they be exchangeable to the root. View

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