While many farmers purchase and maintain their own strip-till rigs, some prefer an alternative investment in the practice. Custom strip-tilling is an emerging business in parts of the U.S., and can be a cost-effective option for new strip-tillers to get started with the practice.

Count Kentland, Ind., custom operator Jesse Stoller among those who is seeing measurable return on his investment in custom strip-tilling, with increasing interest among farmers looking into alternative tillage practices to widen planting windows and compensate for cool, damp field conditions.

The Stoller family started strip-tilling in 2014 on their 4,000-acre operation and in 2020 Stoller will custom strip-till about 10,000 acres, advising customers on nutrient placement, precision technology application and berm building.

During a classroom session at the 2020 National Strip-Tillage Conference, Aug. 6-7 in Omaha, Neb., Stoller will breakdown the structure of his custom strip-tilling operation, to include pricing and payback, along with entry-point advice and tips for test driving the practice.

The 7th annual National Strip-Tillage Conference will be held at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Omaha LaVista Hotel & Conference Center and feature 2 days of strip-till education through an array of thought-provoking general sessions, strategy-packed strip-till classrooms and highly collaborative strip-till roundtable discussions.

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