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Strip-Till Highlights: August 25, 2026

This Week's Lineup:

  • Unique Strip-Till Setup on Display at Field Day
  • 1-on-1 with Strip-Till Soybean Record Holder
  • Fred Below’s Keys to High Corn Yields & a Big Mistake to Avoid
  • Farmer Checks 3 Big Boxes with Strip-Till Switch
  • ‘I Guess We’ll Give This Strip-Till Thing Another Go…’

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Strip-Till Highlights: May 19, 2026

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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Strip-Till Highlights: May 5, 2026

This Week's Lineup:

  • Cover Crops & Strip-Till: Perfect Marriage?
  • 4 Ways to Get the Most Bang for Your Buck with Nitrogen
  • Third-Generation Farmer Saves Topsoil with Strip-Till
  • A New Way to Roll Cover Crops
  • An Up-Close Look at Strip-Till Nutrient Placement

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Are Extra Tillage Passes Putting More in the Bank?

With cost pressures & volatile weather mixing in, no-till & strip-till practices are showing an improved profitability picture for most growers in the last few years

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. 


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Corn’s Response to Fertility Varies Based on Strip-Till Timing

University trial compares effect of tillage methods, fertility placement & fertilizer timing on yield
Making intentional decisions about when to strip-till, whether to use a coulter or shank to make strips, and hybrid selection can result in yield differences upward of 10 bushels per acre, according to Jared Fender, senior research specialist at the Univ. of Illinois Crop Physiology Lab.
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Strip-Till Highlights: Oct. 14, 2025

This Week's Lineup:

  • Empowering Your Strip-Tilled Soils to Produce More
  • The Hidden Costs of Extra Tillage Passes
  • Why Strip-Till is the Future of Farming
  • Illinois Announces Grant for Strip-Till Practices
  • Check Out Koenig Equipment’s Harvest Playlist!

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Strip-Till Highlights: Sept. 9, 2025

This Week's Lineup:

  • Farmer Tackles Massive Rebuild of Strip-Till Bar
  • Univ. of Illinois Researcher Discusses Strip-Till Timing & Placement
  • Strip-Tilling into Living Mulch Pays Off for Atlas Farm
  • Strip-Till in Spotlight at Husker Harvest Days
  • How Robots Can Help Strip-Tillers Grow More with Less

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