A move to strip-tilling corn with a homemade unit was an efficient path to consistent yields for Illinois farmer Charlie Durdan.

Avon, Ohio strip-tiller Larry Krystowski shares his approach to successfully strip-tilling corn in twin rows and how it's allowed him to push corn planting populations to 45,000 seeds per acre, while maintaining yields near 200 bushels per acre.

A flexible fertility program and a homemade rig helps Wisconsin strip-tiller Alan Sweeney attain a 30-bushel per acre increase over no-till, while saving 15% on fertilizer costs.

Once they commit to the investment, strip-tillers often find that managing planting populations on the go can cut seed costs and maximize yield potential.

Sometimes the best plan in strip-till is to plan for the unexpected. This is a philosophy Jerry Baysinger knows well after almost 20 years of strip-tilling.

From 1991 until 1996, our publishing company produced a newsletter called Ridge-Till Hotline. It was a similar product to what we have been doing over the past 4 decades with No-Till Farmer.

Jeff Hamlin, Director of Agronomic Research for The Climate Corporation, talks about Climate Pro, the add-on to Climate Basic. Climate Basic is a free field monitoring service that any grower can get to understand what's happening in any of their fields, hour-by-hour through the day. The Pro add-on helps growers answer 6 specific questions about their operation.

When he moved from full-width tillage to strip-tilled corn 4 years ago, Fox Lake, Wis., farmer Jonathan Gibbs understood it would require more than simply a change in equipment.

Heading into his fourth year of strip-tilling, Jeremy Swanson is still waiting to see what kind of a yield improvement he’ll get after moving away from conventional tillage.

Streator, Ill., strip-tiller Larry Tombaugh has enjoyed his share of rewards that come with the risk of experimenting with fertilizer application.