On this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter, we’re headed inside the 2025 National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville, Ky.

We get the inside scoop on 4 new strip-till tools to help increase efficiency and maximize productivity in the fall and spring. Plus, Beck’s Hybrids agronomists share the latest revelations about corn root structure and 7 tips for managing tar spot — an emerging fungal disease in corn in the Midwest.

On this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, first-generation strip-tiller Eric Reed shares his formula for high yields with a limited budget in poor soils.

Eric Reed had to figure it out on his own when he started strip-tilling corn on the Tennessee/Alabama border. His first yield was 170 bushels per acre in 2015. Four years later, he was up to 260 bushels per acre. And shortly after that, he broke the Alabama dryland record with 316 bushels per acre.

The Elora, Tenn., native shares the keys to his success and lessons learned along the way, including insights on equipment, compaction, hybrid selection, plant populations, fertility, planter prep and more.

On this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, Shawn Olsen shares how he strip-tills his own 4,500-acres before custom strip-tilling another 20,000 acres in Hayti, S.D.

On top of farming 4,500 acres with his dad, David, brother, Kelly and son, Carter, Shawn Olsen also runs a custom strip-till business that covers up to 25,000 acres in east central South Dakota. The strip-till calendar starts relatively early on Olsen’s farm — he starts making strips as soon as soybean harvest wraps up in late September.

Olsen explains how he’s able to cover so much ground in such a short amount of time, details his approach to making strips and maximizing nutrient use efficiency in the fall and explains why strip-till is on the rise in his neck of the woods.

On this edition of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, the jovial Jon Stevens gives us a peek inside his Rock Creek, Minn., strip-till operation.

Stevens began his relentless pursuit for healthy soils a little over a decade ago when he ditched conventional tillage for strip-till and no-till. In this presentation from the 2023 National Strip-Tillage Conference, Stevens details his systematic approach to building soil health using strip-till, cattle and cover crops, and shares results from on-farm trials to illustrate how farm profitability doesn’t always equate to being the highest yielder.

On this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, we’re talking custom strip-till with Kentland, Ind., strip-tiller Jesse Stoller.

The Stoller family started strip-tilling in 2014 on their 4,000-acre operation, and in 2020, Stoller expanded his custom strip-till operation to about 10,000 acres.

Stoller explains why the custom strip-till route could be a cost-effective option for new strip-tillers. He also breaks down the structure of his custom strip-till operation, including pricing and payback, along with entry-point advice and tips for building better berms.

On this edition of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, Andrew Reuschel details his switch from no-till to strip-till in Golden, Ill. Reuschel explains the motivation behind his transition to strip-till after decades of no-till on the family farm.

Jay Riddell and Brian Watkins help us answer the question — when’s the best time to make strips? — on this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment.

Forty-five percent of strip-tillers make their strips in the fall, 33% in the spring and 21% do a little bit of both according to the latest Strip-Till Farmer Benchmark Study. Sparland, Ill., strip-tiller Jay Riddell and Kenton, Ohio, strip-tiller Brian Watkins had a conversation with technology editor Noah Newman about the pros and cons of both fall and spring strip-till during the 2024 National Strip-Tillage Conference.

Riddell and Watkins also share their nutrient management strategies, strip-till truths, cover crop philosophies, lessons learned over the years and more!

On this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, we dive into the latest equipment, technologies and trends from strip-tillers and equipment manufacturers.

Leesburg, Ga., strip-tiller Alex Harrell and Schlagel Manufacturing’s Jonathan Spence sit down for an exclusive interview about Harrell’s record-breaking 218-bushel soybean yield. Plus, Black Eagle Ag president Doug Hays gives us the scoop on the company’s brand-new heavy-duty toolbar designed to hold up in the toughest soil conditions.

Later in the episode, hear how strip-tillers are using their ETS SoilWarrior not just to make strips, but to also plant soybeans and cover crops. Redekop’s Eric Schuler gives us the rundown on the SCU weed seed control unit and explains why it could be a game-changer for weed management in conservation ag systems. Also, Lynx, Kuhn Krause, Yetter and Unverferth share what’s new with their equipment for 2025.

On this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter, University of Illinois soil scientist Andrew Margenot shares key takeaways from his long-term phosphorous (P) studies.

Margenot’s research group focuses on everything from NPK recommended rates, soil test values, removal rates and more. He’s currently leading the charge on a project to analyze thousands of soil samples dating back to the late 1800s — the largest soil samples archive in the world.

On this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter, we catch up with Donnellson, Iowa, strip-tiller Mark Dobson.

Dobson strip-tills 420 acres of certified organic corn, soybeans and wheat, and he custom strip-tills about 2,000 acres annually in southeast Iowa. The innovative strip-tiller shares some of his top lessons learned from pairing strip-till with organic farming and explains how he uses more than just yield to measure profitability.

Dobson also discusses his approach to planting green, precision technology and nutrient management, which includes lower nitrogen rates, a mix of 5-7 micronutrients and manure applications at 50% the recommended rate.