Rock Creek, Minn., farmer Jon Stevens kicked off his relentless pursuit for healthy soils a decade ago when he ditched conventional tillage for strip-till. Since then, his “mad scientist” approach to regenerative agriculture has generated a massive following for Maple Grove Farms in the strip-till community and beyond.

Steve Tesarik has built strip-till rigs for a number of configurations, including 15-, 20-, and 30-inch rows as well as twin-row fields. The veteran strip-tiller who farms corn for silage, soybeans and wheat with his son, Alex, in Whitelaw, Wis., takes pride in making modifications with a purpose and understanding not just the how and what of strip-till toolbar setup, but also the why.

The number of seeds to plant per acre is a decision that crop producers must make each year and is important for maximizing yield potential of the crop.

On this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, we share highlights from our recent visit to the 2024 National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville, Ky.

Although glyphosate provided superior weed control in the early years, most of the weeds in the dataset showed signs of adaptation to the chemical in just two to three years.

A helpful list of trait packages to make it easier to understand seed guides, sales materials, and bag tags.