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Beyond the Berm

‘What I Think I Learned After 25-Plus Years of Strip-Tilling Corn’

By Noah Newman posted on February 3, 2025 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Nutrient Management

I always encourage reader participation at the end of these columns by sharing my email address and asking for your thoughts. So, this time around, I want to make good on that promise and give one of you the floor.
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Cover Crop Tips for Strip-Tillers at 2025 National Cover Crop Summit

8-way cover crop mixes, overcoming moisture challenges among topics for upcoming online conference

By Mackane Vogel posted on February 3, 2025 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health

The 2025 National Cover Crop Summit, a virtual event hosted by Strip-Till Farmer sister publication Cover Crop Strategies, is scheduled for March 18-20 and promises a strong lineup of innovative farmers and experts to help strip-tillers improve their cover crop usage.
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‘Do-It-Yourself’ Approach Works for Young Strip-Tiller

Fall strips & spring freshener through cover crops boost corn yields by 40 bushels per acre

By Noah Newman posted on February 3, 2025 | Posted in Cover Crops, Equipment, Nutrient Management

Andrew Reuschel always tells people he has about 50 years’ worth of farming knowledge and experience even though he’s only in his mid-30s.
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Fact Checking Strip-Till Assumptions with Research Data

Years of on-farm trials show even in colder climates, strip-till offers early-season corn planting flexibility, comparable yields & overall reduced operating costs

By Dan Crummett posted on February 4, 2025 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Equipment, Soil Health

As with any new practice, many growers considering a switch to strip-till for corn and soybeans may question what the eventual payoff will be.
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Custom Strip-Tiller Starts 25,000-Acre Marathon in Late September

Early strips & fall nutrient applications free up critical time in the spring

By Noah Newman posted on February 6, 2025 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Equipment, Nutrient Management, Seeding & Planting

Efficiency is the name of the game for Shawn Olsen, who farms 4,500 acres with his dad, David, brother, Kelly and son, Carter, and runs a custom strip-till business that covers up to 25,000 acres in east central South Dakota.
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How a Strip-Tiller Can Save $116,000 Annually with Precision Technology

Conservative assumptions show a first-year 95% ROI on full farm adoption of precision ag tools. Sticker shock may apply, but you can bank returns in year two, says Iowa farmer & dealer.

By Dan Crummett posted on February 10, 2025 | Posted in Equipment, Precision Agriculture, Seeding & Planting

Corn and soybean farmer Adam Gittins cautions strip-tillers to control their natural reaction to “sticker shock” when shopping for precision agriculture technology, and to realize the rapid ROI such tools can provide.
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6 Lessons Learned from NNTC ‘25

Nitrogen management, biologicals, landlord relationships, micronutrients & cost of erosion among hot topics at 2025 conference

By John Dobberstein posted on February 4, 2025 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Soil Health

More than 600 of the most innovative farmers in North America and around the globe came together in Louisville, Ky., for the 33rd annual National No-Tillage Conference (NNTC) to take in knowledge of cutting-edge production practices and recharge for the coming growing year.
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Pre-Season Maintenance Helps Strip-Tillers Avert Disaster

Good working relationship between strip-tiller & dealer key to finding & fixing yield-robbing equipment problems

By Noah Newman posted on February 14, 2025 | Posted in Equipment, Precision Agriculture

Making sure your equipment is ready to roll when it’s time to plant is often key to a successful growing season. That’s where Chad Baker comes in.
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Strip-Till Standpoint

Keeping it Simple Key for Strip-Till Rookie

By Leo Johnson posted on February 17, 2025 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Equipment

I’m a first-generation farmer. My dad didn’t farm, my uncles didn’t farm, and growing up, I never even worked on a farm. I started in 1991 as a land investor.
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Featured Articles

Featured Articles

Beyond the Berm

‘What I Think I Learned After 25-Plus Years of Strip-Tilling Corn’

By Noah Newman posted on February 3, 2025 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Nutrient Management

I always encourage reader participation at the end of these columns by sharing my email address and asking for your thoughts. So, this time around, I want to make good on that promise and give one of you the floor.
Read More

Cover Crop Tips for Strip-Tillers at 2025 National Cover Crop Summit

8-way cover crop mixes, overcoming moisture challenges among topics for upcoming online conference

By Mackane Vogel posted on February 3, 2025 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health

The 2025 National Cover Crop Summit, a virtual event hosted by Strip-Till Farmer sister publication Cover Crop Strategies, is scheduled for March 18-20 and promises a strong lineup of innovative farmers and experts to help strip-tillers improve their cover crop usage.
Read More

‘Do-It-Yourself’ Approach Works for Young Strip-Tiller

Fall strips & spring freshener through cover crops boost corn yields by 40 bushels per acre

By Noah Newman posted on February 3, 2025 | Posted in Cover Crops, Equipment, Nutrient Management

Andrew Reuschel always tells people he has about 50 years’ worth of farming knowledge and experience even though he’s only in his mid-30s.
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Digital Edition

Digital Edition

Winter 2025 Digital Edition of Strip-Till Farmer

January 31, 2025

Login to view the Winter 2025 issue of Strip-Till Farmer in an interactive, flipbook format.
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Online Extras
Online Extras
Online Extras: Winter 2025 Issue

February 4, 2025

Web-exclusive content for this issue includes:
2024 National Strip-Tillage Conference Video Replay
Strip-Till Farmer Multimedia
Strip-Till Farmer’s Best of the Web

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