On this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, veteran agronomist Michael Petersen reacts to new data revealed for the first time from the 2024 Strip-Till Farmer Benchmark Study. How do your strip-till practices compare to hundreds of other farmers across all regions of the U.S.? You’re about to find out …

In this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, we honor the life and legacy of the late Bill Northey with a look back at his keynote presentation from the 2015 National Strip-Tillage Conference about applying science and technology to improve strip-till operations.…

Spring Strip-Till Tips, New RTK Technology & More At 2024 National Farm Machinery Show by Strip-Till FarmerStrip-Till Farmer による

On this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, Galva, Ill., strip-tiller Brian Corkill shares the ups and downs of his cover cropping journey. Listen in as Corkill leads a classroom session at the 2023 National Strip-Till Conference on how to manage unique interactions between different cover crop species…

On this edition of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Manufacturing, we ride along with Marlette, Mich., strip-tiller Ryan Shaw as he makes spring strips with his Environmental Tillage Systems SoilWarrior.Strip-Till Farmer による

On this episode of the Strip-Till Famer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, Randy Bump takes us inside his strip-till operation in Albany, Wisconsin. Bump explains the keys to success for making 100% of his strips in the spring and how to manage his number one concern — seed to residue contact.…

On this edition of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Montag Manufacturing, representatives from several companies showcase their new strip-till equipment.As 2023 comes to a close, we revisit our trip to the Farm Progress Show in Decatur, Ill. Strip-Till Farmer editors scoped out some of the latest strip-till innovations set to hit th…

On this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Montag Mfg., James Crouch, national segment manager for Yokohama Off-Highway Tires, breaks down new technology that can help strip-tillers minimize compaction, save fuel and boost yields.Strip-Till Farmer による

On this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Montag Mfg., Smithville, Ga., strip-tiller Alex Harrell shares perspective on his world record-breaking soybean yield in 2023. The 33-year-old set a new soybean yield record with 206.7997 bushels per acre, topping his mentor, Randy Dowdy’s 2019 yield of 190.23 bushels per acre.…

On this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Montag Mfg., 3 successful strip-tillers share some of their top strategies and lessons learned from their strip-till journey. Paul Dubbels of Fergus Falls, Minn., Larry Tombaugh of Streator, Ill., and Jon Stevens of Rock Creek, Minn., take questions from the audience at the 2023 Na…

On this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Montag Mfg., a trio of experienced strip-tillers talk with a first-time strip-tiller who’s making the switch after years of conventional tillage.Strip-Till Farmer による

On this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Montag Mfg., a trio of experienced strip-tillers talk with a first-time strip-tiller who’s making the switch after years of conventional tillage.Strip-Till Farmer による

On this edition of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Sound Agriculture, Elora, Tenn., native Eric Reed shares the keys to his high-yielding success. “Our dirt is the kind they build racetracks on,” Eric Reed says. Reed grows corn, soybeans and cotton on the Tennessee/Alabama border. Despite limited resources and soil that’s “as red a…

On this edition of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Sound Agriculture, Purdue University cropping systems and tillage specialist Tony Vyn reacts to results from the 2023 Strip-Till Benchmark Survey.Strip-Till Farmer’s 10th annual benchmark study of strip-till practices conducted in early 2023 shows that strip-tillers continue to hav…

On this edition of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Sound Agriculture, Kuhn Krause marketing director Curt Davis examines the evolution of the strip-till equipment market and why the conservation practice is becoming an increasingly popular option for farmers.Strip-Till Farmer による

On this edition of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Sound Agriculture, Jason Webster, Precision Technology Institute (PTI) Farm manager, discusses the biggest strip-till lessons learned from years of research at the 400-plus acre research farm.Strip-Till Farmer による

On this edition of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Sound Agriculture, Otwell, Ind., strip-tiller Chris Perkins discusses the impact of hybrid selection on banded fertility, the key to a balanced nutrition plan below the root zone and how manipulating kernel weight can impact the yield equation.…

On this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Sound Agriculture, we go 1-on-1 with Blakely, Ga., strip-tiller Caleb Traugh, who accumulates ideas from across the country and finds a way to make them work on his farm.Traugh, who also works as a crop consultant, placed second in Georgia’s 2021 NCGA Corn Yield Contest with just o…

On this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, Ron Schilling talks about the motivation behind their switch to strip-till, how they incorporate cattle into their system, why they build strips in the spring and more!Strip-Till Farmer による

On this edition of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, New Prague, Minn., farmer Greg Entinger shares his economic-based strategy for managing his 900-acre strip-tilled corn operation. Entinger switched from conventional tillage to strip-till in 2015 to save money and reduce soil erosion. He bet the farm on the p…

For this edition of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, a trio of strip-tillers discuss their plans for 2023. Jon Stevens of Rock Creek, Minn., Ryan Nell of Beaver Dam, Wis., and Ryan Shaw of Snover, Mich., joined Strip-Till Farmer’s Noah Newman on stage at the 9th annual National Strip-Tillage Conference in Iowa…

On this edition of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, Ben Kron shares the keys to his record-breaking success.The Evansville, Ind., farmer won the National Corn Growers Association 2021 National Corn Yield Contest’s strip-till, minimum-till, mulch-till, ridge-till irrigated class with nearly 391 bushels per acre…

On this edition of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, Dr. Fred Below, researcher and crop physiologist at the University of Illinois, joins managing editor Michaela Paukner for a conversation about ideal plant populations in a strip-till system.Strip-Till Farmer による

For this Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, we chat with Jeremiah Durbin, independent crop consultant, Sustainable Legacy Consulting; soil health specialist and Tennessee Association of Conservation Districts, about those physical, chemical and biological aspects of soil health and how he uses his mechanical backgro…

On this special edition of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by the Pluribus Lite from Dawn Equipment, we’re revisiting the top 3 most listened to interviews of 2022.Strip-Till Farmer による

For this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by the Pluribus Lite from Dawn Equipment, we head out to Tipton, Calif., to catch up with west coast strip-till pioneer Tom Barcellos. Barellos was the first in his area to switch from conventional to conservation tillage in 2000. He farms about 1,800 acres, primarily growing feed fo…

In this week’s Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by the Pluribus Lite from Dawn Equipment, editor Frank Lessiter speaks with early strip-till adopter Dean Fehl about how he got started strip tilling, his current role as a retiree helping his sons work the family farm, and more.Strip-Till Farmer による

For this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by the Pluribus Lite from Dawn Equipment, we're riding in the combine with Putnam, Ill., strip-tiller Jay Riddell as he completes corn harvest on one of his farms.Strip-Till Farmer による

In this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by the Pluribus Lite from Dawn Equipment, you’ll hear Jim Lappin, AMVAC director of SIMPAS product portfolio & Alliances, and Caleb Schultz, AMVC retail channel precision ag services lead, break down the basics of SIMPAS technology and why strip-tillers are excited about it.…

In this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by the Pluribus Lite from Dawn Equipment, we speak with Dan Berning, Pioneer agronomy manager, and Scott Walker, Pioneer marketing manager. Berning and Walker explain how to manage drought conditions and share tips on what to do in the fall to set yourself up for success in the spring…

In this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by the Pluribus Lite from Dawn Equipment, we speak with Sam Taylor, RaboResearch’s executive director of research for farm inputs in the North American market. Taylor explains his projections for high seed prices in 2023, plus gives us his analysis of the potash, nitrogen and broader …

Brian Ryberg, who farms 5,200 acres in Buffalo Lake, Minn., was the first farmer to strip-till sugar beets in Minnesota, the nation’s largest sugar beet producer. His award-winning strip-till, cover crop and soil health practices — in addition to his commitment to educating other farmers about strip-till — make Ryberg a deserving winner of the 2022…

In this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by the Pluribus Lite from Dawn Equipment, Precision Planting’s Dale Koch and Doug Wright discuss the components of Radicle Agronomics, how Radicle Agronomics works with the company’s existing products, what farmers can expect from Radicle Agronomics and much more.…

In today’s episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, editor Brian O’Connor talks with Parker Cohn, CEO of California-based Performance Resources Management (PRM), about how PRM designs biological management programs for growers, new technologies he’s putting to use to improve soil health and much more.…

In today’s episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by the Pluribus Lite from Dawn Equipment, Oneida, Ill., neighbors Andrew Bowman and Charles Martin explain the experiment, the benefits of strip-tilling into a living mulch, how to make a clover polyculture work for cash crops and much more.…

In today’s episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by the Pluribus Lite from Dawn Equipment, John Leif, a regional agronomist at AgroLiquid, explains the basics of soil testing, some common mistakes farmers make when soil testing, when to apply nutrients, how to determine if you should band vs. broadcast and much more.…

Ben Pederson runs a 100% strip-till operation in Lake Mills, Iowa. He takes a holistic approach to strip-till and encourages out-of-the-box thinking to keep his operations on a pathway to profitability. One such example is he’s started using ion technology and the physics of thunderstorms to increase his yield potential and ROI without increasing i…

In this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by SOURCE by Sound Agriculture, Jodi DeJong-Hughes an Educator with the University of Minnesota Extension gives us a preview of her lecture for the 2022 National Strip-Tillage Conference, discussing what you can do to deal with compaction in your fields, improve your soil health, make…

In this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by SOURCE by Sound Agriculture, author Robert Paarlberg talks about the research that went into his book, his advice to commercial farmers and farm organizations about advocating for sustainability, what those groups need to do to combat the myths surrounding sustainable agriculture a…

In this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by SOURCE by Sound Agriculture, Indiana strip-tiller and consultant Chris Perkins introduces what to look for in a corn hybrid, shares how to develop a plan for success with corn, explains why he doesn’t believe in fall fertilizer and much more.…

Soil health specialist Jim Hoorman is joining Strip-Till Farmer for an exclusive pre-conference workshop July 27 ahead of the 2022 National Strip-Tillage Conference, and he’s giving us a preview of his presentation in this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by SOURCE by Sound Agriculture.…

In today’s episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by SOURCE by Sound Agriculture, Illinois farmer Rock Katschnig talks about how strip-till has benefited his 3,500 acre operation in northwestern Illinois, the equipment he uses to strip-till, what changes he’s making this year to his fertilizer program amid an expensive fertilizer …

In this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Terrasym by NewLeaf Symbiotics, associate editor Sarah Hill talks with Steven Mirsky, Research Ecologist, USDA Agricultural Research Service, about adopting covers with site-specific management, how growers can quantify the benefits of cover crops, how cover crop genetics have impr…

In this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Terrasym by NewLeaf Symbiotics, Mark Stock, co-founder of BigIron Auction Company, explains what to consider when deciding to sell your equipment, his advice for getting it ready for sale, insights on the current used ag equipment market and more.…

In today’s episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Terrasym by NewLeaf Symbiotics, Michelle Miller aka the Farm Babe, shares her advice for building your farm’s social media presence, monetizing your social media content and effecting change in your local community and beyond.Strip-Till Farmer による

Jerry Hatfield, the retired director of the National Laboratory for Agriculture and the Environment, says farming is not rocket science. Farming, with all of its interactions and inputs, is much more complex than a physics problem.At an event held by Iowa’s Southfork Watershed Alliance, Hatfield explained how water, tillage, nutrients and weather f…

What would you do if the axle on your strip-till bar snapped in the middle of a field while you were planting? Davenport, Iowa, farmer Robb Ewoldt turned this very problem into an experiment — one that ended up proving the difference in yield that strip-till can make compared to no-till. In this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to …

This week, we’re revisiting Strip-Till Farmer’s top 5 most played episodes of 2021 to share highlights from conversations that resonated most with other strip-tillers. Some are even among the most listened to episodes ever since we started this podcast in 2016, including our #1 episode of the year, “Biological Farming with Gary Zimmer.”…

In this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, associate editor Sarah Hill talks with Daniel Kaiser, nutrient management specialist at the University of Minnesota about the range of pH values needed for optimum crop performance, how liming works in the soil, what factors to consider when applying lime and…

In this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, you’ll meet Iowa farmers Landon Brown (New Providence, Iowa), Chris Blome (Alden, Iowa) and Glen Hodnefield (Radcliffe, Iowa). Landon and Chris are just a few years into strip-tilling, while Glen’s been doing it for 25 years. Listen in as they discuss their successes and challenges, the equipment th…