We’re taking the show on the road this week, broadcasting from Precision Planting’s PTI Farm ahead of the 10^th 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. 

Plus hear why longtime no-tiller Marion Calmer is adopting strip-till as a solution to his nutrient stratification problems. Also, in the Cover Crop Connection segment, assistant editor Mackane Vogel highlights a program that’s spearheading increased adoption of regenerative ag practices. 

Later in the episode, Laurie Isley of Palmyra, Mich., steps into the farmer feature spotlight, we go ahead of the curve with Sabanto’s autonomy kit, and a farmer discovers a soil testing device that delivers results on the spot in our Video of the Week.

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And that will wrap things up on this edition of Conservation Ag Update. Until next time, for more stories visit no-tillfarmer.com, striptillfarmer.com and covercropstrategies.com. Thanks for stopping by. Have a great day!