Longtime crop consultant breaks down basics of coulters, shanks & knives

Strip-Till Hall of Famer Bill Preller breaks down the advantages and limitations of coulters, knives and shanks, and the strip-till scenarios where they each make the most sense. 

“We’ve been doing high-yield plots for about 6 years now,” Mark Schleisman says. “Every year, we try something new and learn what we can do across all our acres. Some things work and some don’t.”

This Week's Lineup:

• Brian Hefty on Biggest Positives of Strip-Till
• Boosting Soybean Plant Stands Without Hiking Seed Rates
• Agronomy Deep Dive: Gary Zimmer on the “Death of NPK”
• Strip-Tiller Shares His 2025 Fertilizer Report Card
• Strip-Tillers Discuss Shanks vs. Coulters

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