In this episode of Conservation Ag Update, we’re taking the show on the road this week, broadcasting from Precision Planting’s PTI Farm ahead of the 10th annual National Strip-Tillage Conference. On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, PTI Farm manager Jason Webster gives an inside scoop on why the 400-acre research farm in Pontiac, Ill., attracts thousands of people from all over the globe. This episode of Conservation Ag Update is brought to you by Yokohama Off-Highway Tires.

Over 100 strip-tillers and no-tillers took part in the event, which included an agronomy tour of the 400-acre research farm, a soil testing and nutrient management classroom and an equipment sandbox.

In this episode of Conservation Ag Update, we head to Frankenmuth, Mich., for the Conservation Technology Information Center’s 16th annual Conservation in Action Tour. New CTIC executive director Ryan Heiniger makes several big announcements, including a noteworthy surprise for a no-till legend. This episode of Conservation Ag Update is brought to you by Yokohama Off-Highway Tires.

Ryan and Melissa Shaw of Marlette, Mich., had their fair share of anxiety when going all in on strip-till in the fall of 2014. It was a major investment, and there was a sizable learning curve after a lifetime of conventional farming.

In this episode of Conservation Ag Update, University of Illinois ag professor Gary Schnitkey has the latest on drought conditions and explains why there’s still hope for above average yields. Plus, we take a trip back to 1988, when President Ronald Reagan visited drought-stricken Illinois. This episode of Conservation Ag Update is brought to you by Yokohama Off-Highway Tires

Strip-Till Farmer’s 10th annual benchmark study of strip-till practices conducted in early 2023 shows that strip-tillers continue to have the upper hand over their no-till counterparts when it comes to corn and soybean yields.

Ask any sports fan if the best player on their team is a Hall of Famer. It’s sure to generate a passionate debate every single time, especially with baseball savants.

In this episode of Conservation Ag Update, we explore how no-tillers are holding up in abnormally dry conditions throughout most of the U.S. Independent agronomist Jim Stute checks in from southeastern Wisconsin, and no-tiller Ryan Gibbs reports from eastern Iowa, where both areas have received minimal rainfall since April. This episode of Conservation Ag Update is brought to you by Saddle Butte Ag Bio Till Cover Crops.

Redekop, Sabanto, InnerPlant and Bosch/BASF One Smart Spray will take part in the first ever Ahead of the Curve Panel at the National Strip-Tillage Conference, Aug. 2-4, in Bloomington, Ill.