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4 Big Takeaways from 2025 National Strip-Tillage Conference

12th annual conference featured valuable tips & information on soil health, cover crop management, strip-till fertility programs, early planting & more

The 12th annual conference featured valuable tips & information on soil health, cover crop management, strip-till fertility programs, early planting & more.


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Capturing Strip-Till Success on Tough, Poorly Drained Soils

Farmer solves drainage issues & boosts yields with strip-till on stubborn soils
Westin Arseneau was ready for a change after another frustratingly wet spring in Iroquois County, Ill., in 2019. Especially when he noticed his neighbors were the only farmers in the area planting corn in May that year.
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International No-Till, Strip-Till and Cover Crops Research Journal - October 2025

Each month, the conservation ag group at Cornell University offers an analysis of the latest scientific papers dealing with conservation agriculture research from around the world. For this on-going web series, our editors will be selecting several research papers from the Cornell list that will be of special interest to North American no-tillers, strip-tillers and cover croppers.

In this edition:

  • Can the global drone revolution make agriculture more sustainable? Rapid growth in drone use is upending expectations but also inducing trade-offs.
  • Tillage and residue management modulate the links between soil physical signatures and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal biomarkers.
  • Mapping the conceptual and intellectual structure of soil health research (1996–2021): a terms co-occurrence and co-cited reference network analysis.
  • Suggestions for promoting SOC storage within the carbon farming framework: Analyzing the INFOSOLO database.

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National No-Tillage Conference Program Jam-Packed with Practical, Profit-Building Ideas

From planter performance to precision farming to regenerative agriculture, learn from the brightest minds in agriculture during the 34th annual event in St. Louis in January.
Whether growers are just looking to tweak their no-till operation or planning for big changes, there will be something for nearly everyone at the 33rd annual National No-Tillage Conference that kicks off in January. The full program has been released for the 2025 conference, which is scheduled for Jan. 7-10 in at the Marriott Downtown in Louisville, Ky.
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Cover Crop Strategies Volume 6

$15.95

If you’re struggling to keep up with the fast-paced changes and trends in agriculture, this next volume of Cover Crop Strategies — Measuring Cover Crop Data & Trends — is a great resource for farmers and ag advisors alike to help improve your farm operation, your soil health and your bottom line.

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2025 Strip-Till Farmer Benchmark Report

$15.95

The 12th Strip-Till Operational Benchmark Study analyzes yields, planting practices & in-season management strategies of hundreds of U.S. strip-tillers. This highly anticipated Strip-Till Farmer 16-page special report provides you with a benchmark to measure your own operation against and some insight about how to improve your own efficiency with some of these practices. 


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2024 Strip-Till Farmer Benchmark Report

$15.95

The 11th Strip-Till Operational Benchmark Study analyzes yields, planting practices & in-season management strategies of hundreds of U.S. strip-tillers. This highly anticipated Strip-Till Farmer 16-page special report provides you with a benchmark to measure your own operation against and some insight about how to improve your own efficiency with some of these practices. 

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Cutting Costs, Keep Yields with Stellar Nutrient Management

$15.95

With this 16-page, newly-released Nutrient Management report, you’ll discover how to energize your fertility plans with sugars, how in-season variable rate applications can boost your bottom line and yields, and how to adjust inputs through management zones to achieve 250-bushel average corn & 75-bushel average soybean yields. A must-read!

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Cover Crop Strategies Volume 1

$15.95
The editors of Cover Crop Strategies and No-Till Farmer created this 24-page special report to share ideas on getting covers established, using a roller-crimper for termination, successfully integrating livestock into a cover-crop system and using covers to transition away from an overdependence on herbicides and fertilizers.

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Cover Crop Strategies Volume 4

$15.95

With this 16-page, newly-released edition of Cover Crop Strategies, you’ll discover how many graziers realize profitable returns from using cover as high- quality forage. Read how cover crop rotation paired with a grazing system completes a no-tiller’s holy grail of soil health. You’ll also hear from the late cover crop expert Dave Brandt as he discusses his best practices for getting the most out of cover crops.

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Understanding Soil Fertility for Higher Yields

$15.95

This special report was put together to help farmers understand soil fertility and the connection with crop yields. From Neal Kinsey’s explanation of how to nurture soils so they become a thriving, productive system to the importance of sulfur to identifying nutrient imbalances on real-life soil tests, the topics covered illuminate today’s generally accepted understanding of soil fertility.                     

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Soil Biology Boost Package

$44.85
$29.95
$14.90 (33%)
This special package gives you best practices to ensure a balanced and diverse soil system that promotes maximum yields year after year. Learn dozons of ways to improve the health and diversity of the life under your feet so you can farm with more productivity and profitability View
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Cover Cropping Triple-Play Package

$44.85
$29.95
$14.90 (33%)
This 3-report package offers a trifecta of top-notch reports exploring the most critical cover cropping information you need to know. You'll learn the newest cover cropping options, explained in easy-to-understand terms so you can put them into practice immediately. View
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No-Till Fertility Practices Package

$44.85
$29.95
$14.90 (33%)

This special package gives you 3 reports geared toward helping you zero in on ways to get the best return on your investment. Learn how and when to apply what your crops need, ways to incorporate micronutrients to increase yields and the latest advice and evidence from leading researchers and no-tillers. Valued at $44.85.

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EVENTS

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[Webinar] Understanding Soil Health – Where We Are and Where We Need to Go

3/13/19 10:00 am CDT
In this webinar, sponsored by AgroLiquid, Dr. Zouheir Massri will help you understand soil health as its related to soil functionality and where we need to go to take soil health to the next level. Read More

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Strip-Till Farmer delivers a mix of features on strip-till farmers, strip-till management topics and trending practices in strip-till. This FREE quarterly print newsletter is available to qualified subscribers in the U.S. and Canada. 
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