https://www.striptillfarmer.com/rss en-us "The way I found out I could grow continuous corn was by not being afraid to try a new thing and then keep pushing it," says Will Jones, who strip-tills in Sioux Rapids, Iowa. "The way I found out I could grow continuous corn was by not being afraid to try a new thing and then keep pushing it," says Will Jones, who strip-tills in Sioux Rapids, Iowa. 

]]> http://www.striptillfarmer.com/articles/6932 Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.striptillfarmer.com/articles/6932-flexible-thinking-leads-to-strip-till-corn-on-corn-payoff Will Jones planting.JPG 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. 2025 Strip-Till Farmer Operational Benchmark Survey. Continue reading and check back weekly for the next set of valuable data.]]> http://www.striptillfarmer.com/articles/6073 Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.striptillfarmer.com/articles/6073-strip-till-cropping-and-business-insights STF_Strip-Till Cropping & Business Insights_1080x567.png nnewman@lessitermedia.com On this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, longtime strip-tiller Joey Hanson shares key observations form his 3-state strip-till journey. Yetter Farm Equipment, longtime strip-tiller Joey Hanson shares key observations form his 3-state strip-till journey. ]]> http://www.striptillfarmer.com/articles/6931 Thu, 15 Oct 2026 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.striptillfarmer.com/articles/6931-podcast-100-000-acres-of-strip-till-lessons-with-joey-hanson jdobberstein@lesspub.com We caught up with Keith Crow, general manager of North America at Greeneye, to talk about the goals for the company’s U.S. expansion, how the company’s technology is updated, and how new crops are added to its AI-enhanced platform. http://www.striptillfarmer.com/articles/6930 Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.striptillfarmer.com/articles/6930-greeneye-technology-plants-flag-in-north-america-with-new-hq Greeneye-71-scaled.jpg nnewman@lessitermedia.com This Week's Lineup: MegaStripper Creator Reveals Key Takeaways from Strip-Till Journey Strip-Till Boosts Yields Nearly 48% in Ethiopia’s Dying Drylands Farmer Theorizes Why His Biologicals Missed the Mark Second-Year Strip-Tiller Shares Lessons Learned from First Few Seasons Planting Green, Drones Hot Topics in Local Farmer Panel This Week's Lineup:

• MegaStripper Creator Reveals Key Takeaways from Strip-Till Journey
• Strip-Till Boosts Yields Nearly 48% in Ethiopia’s Dying Drylands
• Farmer Theorizes Why His Biologicals Missed the Mark
• Second-Year Strip-Tiller Shares Lessons Learned from First Few Seasons
• Planting Green, Drones Hot Topics in Local Farmer Panel

]]> http://www.striptillfarmer.com/articles/6927 Tue, 13 Oct 2026 06:00:00 -0400 https://www.striptillfarmer.com/articles/6927-strip-till-highlights-october-13-2026 STF THIS WEEK.png Containing a unique selection of living beneficial microorganisms combined with humic acid and fertilizer components, DgradeR+ helps to disintegrate a wide variety of organic polymers such as starch, cellulose, chitin and lignin. Containing a unique selection of living beneficial microorganisms combined with humic acid and fertilizer components, DgradeR+ helps to disintegrate a wide variety of organic polymers such as starch, cellulose, chitin and lignin.

]]> http://www.striptillfarmer.com/articles/6924 Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.striptillfarmer.com/articles/6924-break-down-residue-feed-your-crops "Strip-tillers need to allow time for the cover to grow in the fall before strip-tilling, but you must strip-till before there’s too much growth, or the rye doesn’t get buried in the strips very well," says strip-tiller Ed Roodzant. "Strip-tillers need to allow time for the cover to grow in the fall before strip-tilling, but you must strip-till before there’s too much growth, or the rye doesn’t get buried in the strips very well," says strip-tiller Ed Roodzant.

]]> http://www.striptillfarmer.com/articles/6921 Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.striptillfarmer.com/articles/6921-find-the-strip-till-sweet-spot-in-cereal-rye nnewman@lessitermedia.com On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Bio Till Cover Crops, Bob and Robby Jewell explain how they incorporate wood chips, cover crops and rotational grazing into their Leopold Conservation Award-Winning system in northeast Iowa. Bio Till Cover Crops, Bob and Robby Jewell explain how they incorporate wood chips, cover crops and rotational grazing into their Leopold Conservation Award-Winning system in northeast Iowa.]]> http://www.striptillfarmer.com/articles/6922 Fri, 09 Oct 2026 07:00:00 -0400 https://www.striptillfarmer.com/articles/6922-cover-crops-grazing-and-wood-chips-part-of-award-winning-conservation-formula Cover-Crops,-Grazing-&-Wood-Chips-Part-of-Award-Winning-No-Till-Formula.png Lessiter Media is proud to announce Titan International has signed on as a Title Sponsor for all 4 live ag events. Lessiter Media is proud to announce Titan International has signed on as a Title Sponsor for all 4 live ag events.

]]> http://www.striptillfarmer.com/articles/6899 Thu, 08 Oct 2026 15:59:24 -0400 https://www.striptillfarmer.com/articles/6899-titan-international-signs-on-as-title-sponsor-for-all-4-lessiter-media-live-ag-events jdobberstein@lesspub.com There are definite payoffs for growers who can ensure the biological degradation process occurs with residue ahead of the next growing season, says Dennis Klockenga. http://www.striptillfarmer.com/articles/6920 Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.striptillfarmer.com/articles/6920-whats-at-stake-with-residue-breakdown Residue mgt.jpg An example of corn residue breakdown. Roughly 4 tons of corn residue per acre are left behind by a 180 bushel-per-acre corn crop. The North Central Region-Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (NCR-SARE) program currently has four open grant programs to fund research and education projects that advance sustainable agricultural practices in the region. The North Central Region-Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (NCR-SARE) program currently has four open grant programs to fund research and education projects that advance sustainable agricultural practices in the region. 

]]> http://www.striptillfarmer.com/articles/6897 Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.striptillfarmer.com/articles/6897-sare-grants-now-available-in-the-north-central-region Open Grant Programs.jpg nnewman@lessitermedia.com This Week's Lineup: Growers Get Up-Close Look at Strip-Till During Michigan Field Day Late-Season Crop Disease ‘Has Exploded’ in Some Strip-Till Fields Compaction Observations: Strip-Till vs. Deep Tillage Does New Planter Technology Really Increase Yields? How Deep Should You Build Strips in the Fall? This Week's Lineup:

• Growers Get Up-Close Look at Strip-Till During Michigan Field Day 
• Late-Season Crop Disease ‘Has Exploded’ in Some Strip-Till Fields
• Compaction Observations: Strip-Till vs. Deep Tillage
• Does New Planter Technology Really Increase Yields? 
• How Deep Should You Build Strips in the Fall?

]]> http://www.striptillfarmer.com/articles/6895 Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.striptillfarmer.com/articles/6895-strip-till-highlights-october-6-2026 STF THIS WEEK.png nnewman@lessitermedia.com With harvest underway in 12 of the top 18 corn-growing states, we asked growers in our Email Discussion Group — what were the biggest weed issues you encountered this year and how did you handle them?  Email Discussion Group — what were the biggest weed issues you encountered this year and how did you handle them?]]> http://www.striptillfarmer.com/articles/6896 Mon, 05 Oct 2026 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.striptillfarmer.com/articles/6896-farmers-discuss-2026-weed-challenges-and-strategies No-Tillers-Discuss-2026-Weed-Challenges-&-Strategies-.png In addition to an extended germination window, marestail can produce up to 200,000 seeds/plant, with approximately 80% of those seeds being able to germinate immediately after maturation. http://www.striptillfarmer.com/articles/6894 Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.striptillfarmer.com/articles/6894-get-control-of-fall-emerged-marestail-before-next-spring Fall-emerged-marestail-control-F01.jpg In case you missed them, here are the items that have garnered the most interest from other farmers in the past month, September 2026. http://www.striptillfarmer.com/articles/6893 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.striptillfarmer.com/articles/6893-top-10-strip-till-stories-in-september-2026 stf-top-10.png Incorporating cereal rye after corn in a corn-soybean rotation can be a valuable management tool to scavenge residual nitrogen (N), reduce soil erosion and evaporation, and suppress weeds. http://www.striptillfarmer.com/articles/6892 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.striptillfarmer.com/articles/6892-tips-for-seeding-cereal-rye-after-corn-harvest Cereal-rye-after-corn-harvest-F01.jpg mpaukner@lessitermedia.com Brian Hefty, strip-tiller and longtime host of the AgPhD agronomy show, believes weed problems are worse now than they were nearly three decades ago when he started his agronomy show. Brian Hefty, strip-tiller and longtime host of the AgPhD agronomy show, believes weed problems are worse now than they were nearly three decades ago when he started his agronomy show.

]]> http://www.striptillfarmer.com/articles/6891 Wed, 30 Sep 2026 09:00:00 -0400 https://www.striptillfarmer.com/articles/6891-leverage-tank-mixes-fall-herbicide-applications-to-control-difficult-weeds-in-strip-till Brian Hefty.jpeg The USDA said it will be using NRCS’s locally led conservation model to allow State Technical Advisory Committees to add conservation practices that reflect local resource concerns, production systems, and producer needs. http://www.striptillfarmer.com/articles/6890 Tue, 29 Sep 2026 15:52:02 -0400 https://www.striptillfarmer.com/articles/6890-usda-boosting-investment-in-regenerative-pilot-program nnewman@lessitermedia.com This Week's Lineup: Strip-Till a Staple for Ohio Conservation Award Recipient Mother Nature Tells Strip-Tiller to ‘Hold My Beer’ with Weeds Cover Crop Planting Underway for Strip-Till Innovator Moving from No-Tilled to Strip-Tilled Corn-on-Corn Don’t Finish Harvest Without Checking These Things… This Week's Lineup:

• Strip-Till a Staple for Ohio Conservation Award Recipient
• Mother Nature Tells Strip-Tiller to ‘Hold My Beer’ with Weeds
• Cover Crop Planting Underway for Strip-Till Innovator
• Moving from No-Tilled to Strip-Tilled Corn-on-Corn
• Don’t Finish Harvest Without Checking These Things…

]]> http://www.striptillfarmer.com/articles/6889 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 13:46:48 -0400 https://www.striptillfarmer.com/articles/6889-strip-till-highlights-september-29-2026 STF THIS WEEK.png A number of factors, including biological and biochemical characteristics of the plant, chemical characteristics of the herbicide, and weather conditions will influence cover crop response to herbicides. http://www.striptillfarmer.com/articles/6884 Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.striptillfarmer.com/articles/6884-how-cover-crops-respond-to-various-herbicides nnewman@lessitermedia.com On this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, we head inside Josh Sullivan’s strip-till operation in Morrisonville, Ill. Yetter Farm Equipment, we head inside Josh Sullivan’s strip-till operation in Morrisonville, Ill.]]> http://www.striptillfarmer.com/articles/6887 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.striptillfarmer.com/articles/6887-podcast-corn-belt-farmer-details-switch-from-deep-strip-till-to-shallow-strip-till Although Brown Mfg. eventually moved away from producing the strip-till equipment, selling the patent to Bush Hog Corp. in 1981, the work helped lay the foundation for modern strip-tillage practices. http://www.striptillfarmer.com/articles/6885 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.striptillfarmer.com/articles/6885-strip-till-pioneer-ricky-brown-inducted-into-shortline-legends-hall-of-fame SLHOF_Ricky-Brown.jpg Ricky BrownPresident, Brown Manufacturing, Ozark, Ala.Founded: 1944Claim to Fame: Known for the maxim that quality is never negotiable, embodied by the Brown Tree Cutter that transformed the right-of-way market.  "Do not be afraid to seed winter wheat to a depth of 2.5 inches and winter rye to a depth of 3-plus inches," says Jochum Wiersma in this Univ. of Minnesota Extension blog. "Do not be afraid to seed winter wheat to a depth of 2.5 inches and winter rye to a depth of 3-plus inches," says Jochum Wiersma in this Univ. of Minnesota Extension blog. 

]]> http://www.striptillfarmer.com/articles/6883 Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.striptillfarmer.com/articles/6883-how-deep-can-you-seed-cereal-rye-and-winter-wheat Let’s move on now to our Video of the Week and a highlight from Brian Hefty’s Strip-Till Conference presentation. The Ag PhD co-host shared 16 things he pays attention to on his soil tests, starting with soil organic matter. http://www.striptillfarmer.com/articles/6881 Wed, 23 Sep 2026 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.striptillfarmer.com/articles/6881-16-things-to-check-for-on-a-soil-test 16-Things-to-Check-for-on-a-Soil-Test.png nnewman@lessitermedia.com This Week's Lineup: Strip-Till Taking Off in Illinois Strip-Till ‘Lobe Rangers’ Group Appears on PBS Pros & Cons of Running Dry & Anhydrous at the Same Time? New Strip-Till Equipment on Display at Farm Progress Show What Farmers Need to Change for 2027 This Week's Lineup:

• Strip-Till Taking Off in Illinois
• Strip-Till ‘Lobe Rangers’ Group Appears on PBS
• Pros & Cons of Running Dry & Anhydrous at the Same Time?
• New Strip-Till Equipment on Display at Farm Progress Show
• What Farmers Need to Change for 2027

]]> http://www.striptillfarmer.com/articles/6880 Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.striptillfarmer.com/articles/6880-strip-till-highlights-september-22-2026 STF THIS WEEK.png lessitef@lesspub.com At the 2010 National No-Tillage Conference, Howard Buffet challenged farmers to grow more grains and meat to help feed an ever-growing world population. http://www.striptillfarmer.com/blogs/1/post/6882 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 16:00:00 -0400 https://www.striptillfarmer.com/blogs/1-covering-strip-till/post/6882-what-does-no-till-have-to-do-with-a-trillion-dollar-conglomerates-chairman-retiring Howard-Buffet-2010-NNTC-keynote.jpg At the 2010 National No-Tillage Conference, Howard Buffet challenged farmers to grow more grains and meat to help feed an ever-growing world population. The actions required to do a good job of no-till seed placement are the same whether you're planting corn or canola, farming clay or sand, working with high organic matter or low organic matter, or farming in Canada, South Dakota, or Colorado. http://www.striptillfarmer.com/blogs/1/post/6875 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.striptillfarmer.com/blogs/1-covering-strip-till/post/6875-seeding-basics-are-the-same-on-every-farm no-till seeding.png nnewman@lessitermedia.com In this 2026 Farm Progress Show “first look,” Dave Sender, Environmental Tillage Systems sales engineer, gives us an up-close look at the narrow-fold, 60-foot, 24-row SoilWarrior, which allows for transport at a width that’s about the same as the 12-row and 16-row SoilWarriors. http://www.striptillfarmer.com/articles/6879 Sat, 19 Sep 2026 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.striptillfarmer.com/articles/6879-video-environmental-tillage-systems-launches-narrow-fold-60-foot-24-row-soilwarrior Environmental Tillage Systems Launches Narrow-Fold, 60-Foot, 24-Row SoilWarrior.jpg nnewman@lessitermedia.com Roger Murdock, director of sales/marketing for Montag, gives us the scoop on the new Montag toolbar, which debuted at the 2026 Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa. http://www.striptillfarmer.com/articles/6878 Fri, 18 Sep 2026 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.striptillfarmer.com/articles/6878-video-montags-new-toolbar-designed-for-no-till-strip-till-flexibility Montag’s New Toolbar Designed for No-Till, Strip-Till Flexibility.jpg nnewman@lessitermedia.com On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, Allen Dornacker shares the benefits of using drywall in his compost mix in West Bend, Wis. Yetter Farm Equipment, Allen Dornacker shares the benefits of using drywall in his compost mix in West Bend, Wis.]]> http://www.striptillfarmer.com/articles/6877 Fri, 18 Sep 2026 07:00:00 -0400 https://www.striptillfarmer.com/articles/6877-farmer-eliminates-white-mold-problem-with-drywall-compost-mix-in-soybeans No-Tiller-Eliminates-White-Mold-Problem-with-Drywall-Compost-Mix-in-Soybeans.png