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August 30, 2026

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TerraBlaster Raises $12.5 Million to Increase Farm Yields Through Optimized Soil Nutrients

TerraBlaster's Blaster 1000 is a towed unit that opens a shallow trench and measures soil fertility as it moves, roughly twenty times per second, producing nutrient concentration maps at a resolution of 0.15 acres. Read More

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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5 Big Things to Check for When Shopping for Biologicals

On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, Planet Earth Agronomy co-founder Mitchell Fiene reveals a checklist for farmers to consider when shopping for biologicals. Read More

Strip-Till Cropping & Business Insights

Each week our editors will bring you data from our 2025 Strip-Till Farmer Operational Benchmark Survey. Continue reading and check back weekly for the next set of valuable data. Read More

Online Extras: Summer 2026 Issue

Web-exclusive content for this issue includes:

• Behind the Scenes with Robert Boyle
• Strip-Till Strategies for Increasing Nutrient Use Efficiency
• Capturing the Benefits of Bio Strip-Till
• Strip-Till Farmer Multimedia
• Strip-Till Farmer’s Best of the Web

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[Podcast] Getting Back to the Strip-Till Basics with Pete Youngblut

On this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, Pete Youngblut conducts a crash course on the boxes to check when implementing a strip-till system. Read More

Farm Progress Show Product Roundup 2026

Check out the latest offerings from these Farm Progress Show exhibitors. Read More

AI Advice Kills 25 Acres of Farmer’s Crop — Now What?

Artificial intelligence has enormous potential in agriculture — to make farmers better managers, not replace them. AI can take enormous sets of data and make complex decisions a million times faster than farmers can. But these tools may not understand agronomy or context the way farmers do. Read More

[Video] Nutrien eKonomics Platform Delivers Agronomic Expertise in One Spot

Karl Wyant, director of agronomy at Nutrien, fills us in on the company’s new eKonomics platform, which delivers agronomic expertise, research and news in one convenient spot.  Read More