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.

Megan and Eric Wallendal are breaking new ground on their farm — technological ground, that is. Megan, and her husband, Eric, both work for Alsum Farms in Grand Marsh, Wis., where they’re leading the way in their push to integrate newly developed technology into traditional farming practices.

The phrase “change is constant” is an appropriate one to summarize the ever-evolving strip-till operation that Megan Wallendal and her husband, Eric, manage at Alsum Farms, in Grand Marsh, Wis.

If you spend any time online these days, it’s hard to avoid the avalanche of comments, memes or images proclaiming that 2020 is a lost year, even though we’re only a little more than halfway through the calendar.

Throughout the growing season, strip-tillers have kept a close eye on their corn crop to assess if and when any late-season nitrogen (N) applications are warranted. Whatever the situation, strip-tillers don’t want to see N go to waste.

Building on the success of the inaugural event in 2014 the 2nd annual National Strip-Tillage Conference, held Aug. 5-6, featured more than 20 presentations and 30 roundtable discussions. The event, held in Iowa City, Iowa, brought together a diverse group of top strip-tillers, consultants and researchers who shared experience-based tips and techniques that both veteran and recent adopters of strip-till can put to work immediately in their operations.