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Beyond the Berm

Strip-Till Success Doesn’t Happen Overnight … or Does It?

By Noah Newman posted on June 21, 2025 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Cover Crops, Nutrient Management

I received an email from a farmer on the East Coast whose switch from no-till to strip-till hit a snag. He’s not failing, but he’s not seeing the immediate return on investment (ROI) he was hoping for.
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Strip-Till Beginner Grows ‘Best Crop Ever’ with Multiple Application Methods

Fall & spring NPK, custom starter mix, cover crops & in-season variable rate applications boost strip-tiller's bottom line & yields

By Noah Newman posted on April 25, 2025 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Cover Crops, Nutrient Management

Andrew Focht is still trying to figure out the best fertilizer rates for his farm, but his goals are clear. He wants to slash his fertilizer bill by 25% and use only 0.8 pounds of N per bushel, which is about 0.3-0.4 pounds less than he’s used in years past.
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Strip-Tiller Captures 405-Bushel Non-Irrigated Championship

Galt Porter attributes his winning-plot to combination of strip-till, pattern tile & split nitrogen applications to maintain crop vigor

By Noah Newman posted on June 19, 2025 | Posted in Equipment, Nutrient Management, Seeding & Planting

Mercer, Mo., strip-tiller Galt Porter won more than just bragging rights when his 405-bushel yield captured the 2024 NCGA Yield Contest national title in the strip-till, non-irrigated class.
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From Dryland to Dripline: Early Tech Adoption Pays Off for 2025 Strip-Till Innovator

Ray Flickner boosts profitability & water use efficiency with strip-till & subsurface drip irrigation

By Noah Newman posted on June 23, 2025 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Precision Agriculture, Water Management

Ray Flickner’s use of cutting-edge technologies and management practices to conserve water and boost soil health — and willingness to put everything under a microscope for all to see — makes him more than worthy of the 2025 Strip-Till Innovator Award.
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Strip-Till Makes ‘Everything Possible’ for Expanding Dairy Operation

Lease-to-own program enables farmer to see benefits of strip-till in challenging climate

By Noah Newman posted on June 19, 2025 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Nutrient Management, Soil Health

Lease-to-own program enables farmer to see benefits of strip-till in challenging climate.
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How Balancing Micronutrients Can Boost Strip-Till Yields

Micronutrients only make up about 2% of a typical fertility program, but failing to manage them properly can limit yield potential significantly

By John Dobberstein posted on June 29, 2025 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Precision Agriculture, Soil Health

Micronutrients only make up about 2% of a typical fertility program, but failing to manage them properly can limit yield potential significantly
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Strip-Till Revives Soil After Years of Conventional Tillage

Third-generation farmer solves erosion problems with strip-till & cover crops

By Noah Newman posted on June 19, 2025 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Soil Health

Third-generation farmer solves his erosion problems with strip-till & cover crops.
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Strip-Till & Cover Crop Benefits Showcased During CTIC Tour

Garretson, S.D., farmer details journey from conventional tillage to strip-till & no-till

By John Dobberstein and Noah Newman posted on June 25, 2025 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Cover Crops, Soil Health

Hosted by the Conservation Technology Information Center (CTIC), the tour included a visit to Ryan and Christina Larson’s 1,000-acre strip-till and no-till operation in Garretson, S.D., near the southwestern Minnesota border.
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5 Ways to Keep the “Billion-Dollar Bug” from Stealing Corn Yields

By Noah Newman posted on May 12, 2025 | Posted in Cover Crops, Crop Protection, Soil Health

“When you approach the rootworm as just a problem that has to be solved, you’re not taking into account the animal’s biology,” Ann Marie Journey says. “You’re hitting it just at certain points or with certain methods or controls, and you’re not allowing yourself in effect to have a conversation to gain insight back from the rootworms about what it is that makes them successful in any given place."
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Strip-Till Standpoint

Strip-Till Corn-on-Corn: ‘Start Small, Make Mistakes & Learn’

By Cade Bushnell posted on June 30, 2025 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Seeding & Planting

Residue cover is critical to maintaining soil structure. But with corn yields averaging more than 200 bushels per acre, I need an effective strategy for breaking all that heavy residue down
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Featured Articles

Featured Articles

Beyond the Berm

Strip-Till Success Doesn’t Happen Overnight … or Does It?

By Noah Newman posted on June 21, 2025 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Cover Crops, Nutrient Management

I received an email from a farmer on the East Coast whose switch from no-till to strip-till hit a snag. He’s not failing, but he’s not seeing the immediate return on investment (ROI) he was hoping for.
Read More

Strip-Till Beginner Grows ‘Best Crop Ever’ with Multiple Application Methods

Fall & spring NPK, custom starter mix, cover crops & in-season variable rate applications boost strip-tiller's bottom line & yields

By Noah Newman posted on April 25, 2025 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Cover Crops, Nutrient Management

Andrew Focht is still trying to figure out the best fertilizer rates for his farm, but his goals are clear. He wants to slash his fertilizer bill by 25% and use only 0.8 pounds of N per bushel, which is about 0.3-0.4 pounds less than he’s used in years past.
Read More

Strip-Tiller Captures 405-Bushel Non-Irrigated Championship

Galt Porter attributes his winning-plot to combination of strip-till, pattern tile & split nitrogen applications to maintain crop vigor

By Noah Newman posted on June 19, 2025 | Posted in Equipment, Nutrient Management, Seeding & Planting

Mercer, Mo., strip-tiller Galt Porter won more than just bragging rights when his 405-bushel yield captured the 2024 NCGA Yield Contest national title in the strip-till, non-irrigated class.
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Digital Edition

Digital Edition

Summer 2025 Digital Edition of Strip-Till Farmer

June 19, 2025

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Online Extras
Online Extras
Online Extras: Summer 2025 Issue

June 19, 2025

Web-exclusive content for this issue includes:
Innovation in Action
Reviving the Soil with Strip-Till, Covers & Livestock
Strip-Till Farmer Multimedia
Strip-Till Farmer’s Best of the Web

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