Steve Schuster didn’t set out to become a strip-tiller. Strip-till with a SoilWarrior system just happened to provide the solution. The Building Healthier Soil and Profits with Strip-Till series is brought to you by Environmental Tillage Systems.

This live panel is a joint presentation of ETS/Soil Warrior and ForGround by Bayer, two leaders in regenerative agriculture and preserving soil health. Experts from ETS and ForGround will lead an in-depth discussion about the benefits of integrating cover crops with strip-tillage, and how both companies support farmers who do. Plus, a farmer with firsthand knowledge of the practices will be on hand to talk about his motivations, challenges and results.

Attendees hoping to see the latest and greatest strip-till equipment did not go home disappointed. Here’s a look at some of the top strip-till innovations we came across this week.

Smithville, Ga., strip-tiller Alex Harrell set a new world soybean yield record with an astonishing 206.7997 bushels per acre, topping Randy Dowdy's 2019 yield of 190.23 bushels per acre. Strip-till and cover crops are a crucial piece to his record-breaking formula.

"I wish there was something out there that could magically help us improve our water infiltration. Gosh, if we had that we'd have it made in the shade. We kind of do — it's called strip-till," says Mick Goedeken, agronomist with Orthman by Unverferth.

This webinar replay discusses the dry growing season that we are experiencing across the corn belt and how strip-till can help growers overcome some challenges during dry spells.

The 10^th annual National Strip-Tillage Conference captured a growing interest in strip-till as over 400 attendees, including 197 first timers, traveled to Bloomington, Ill., for the 3-day event.

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.