Thanksgiving weekend gives us time to unplug for a couple days and reflect on everything we’re grateful for in our lives. Let’s get a head start — here are 5 things I’m grateful for in the world of strip-till.
Strip-Till Farmer is teaming up with Land Luvr/Rohrs Mfg. to select and recognize the 2025 Strip-Till Innovator Award recipient. Now in its 7th year, the Strip-Till Innovator Awards program recognizes innovative farmers who have excelled by taking risk, thinking outside of the box and leveraging the advantages of strip-till.
The National Strip-Tillage Conference delivered strip-till, no-till and conservation ag insights to over 350 attendees Aug. 7-9 in Madison, Wis. The event featured 6 general session presentations, 14 interactive roundtable discussions, 15 classroom sessions and several hours of networking in the hallways.
With a world record corn yield of 623 bushels per acre, David Hula discusses his systems approach to strip-till, including hybrid selection, planter setup, nutrient management and weekly tissue testing in his keynote presentation: "600 Bushels & Beyond: Checking the Boxes for Strip-Till Success."
2024 Strip-Till Innovator of the Year Chris Perkins talks about how to build a synergistic strip-till system that directly feeds the crop in an economic and environmentally efficient way in his presentation "Banded Systems: Challenging Conventional Strip-Till Wisdom."
Strip-Till Farmer editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at the grower's realm from the lofty digital realm. Here is our favorite content from the past week from across the web.
2024 Strip-Till Innovator Chris Perkins runs a Land Luvr strip-till bar equipped with a liquid tank and a dry box to apply dry and liquid fertilizer at the same time 7-8 inches below where the planter runs. In this video, Perkins discusses his nutrient management strategies with fellow strip-tiller Harold Crawford, who also works as territory manager for Montag.
As 2024 Strip-Till Innovator Chris Perkins visits with fellow strip-tiller Harold Crawford, who also works as a territory manager for Montag, a conversation about cover crops comes up. Crawford asks Perkins if he’s considered using cover crops on his Otwell, Ind., farm. Perkins isn’t currently using cover crops but explains why he hasn’t completely ruled out adding them to his arsenal in the future.
2024 Strip-Till Innovator Chris Perkins takes us inside his Otwell, Ind., office. Perkins explains the significance of the vintage DeKalb bags hanging on his walls, and why each bag represents a key moment in his strip-till journey. Perkins also shares his 4 keys to growing a 300-bushel corn crop.
Every time Otwell, Ind., strip-tiller Chris Perkins breaks the 300-bushel barrier, a framed vintage DeKalb seed bag goes up on his office walls, showing the year, hybrid type and yield number. He’s running out of wall space.
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On this edition of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by CultivAce, we honor the life and legacy of Bill Richards — the ‘Grandfather of No-Till’ — who passed away Tuesday at the age of 93.
Environmental Tillage Systems is a leading manufacturer of strip-till and nutrient-management equipment which enhances soil productivity and farm profitability.
Kuhn Krause's focus, above all, is to continue to produce quality products to serve producers better; to strive to respond to their needs with new tools and new technology to meet their growing challenges. Agronomic practices are constantly changing, and at a faster pace now than ever.
For over 90 years, Yetter Farm Equipment has designed and manufactured innovative and effective solutions for the agriculture industry. Today, we are proud to be recognized worldwide as an industry leader in designing row cleaners, strip till tools, planter attachments, precision fertilizer placement attachments, rotary hoes, toolbars, and harvest attachments.