Strip-Till Farmer Podcast

In this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Topcon Agriculture, we're joined by Streator, Ill., strip-tiller Larry Tombaugh who shares his strip-till origins and a detailed look at some of the ways he supplements his system with biological additives to improve soil health and yields.

In this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Topcon Agriculture, we share excerpts from my conversations and start with observations from Andy Thompson from Yetter Mfg., and Iowa strip-tiller Dave Nelson, on what conditions farmers and customers in their areas are expecting this fall.

In today’s program, we share some perspective on the evolving landscape of ag equipment automation and a look at what the near- and long-term future holds for companies looking to commercialize these technologies.

In this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Topcon Agriculture, we share excerpts from my conversation with Nathan Ensby and Trent Stainlay, both from New South Wales, Australia, on the scope of strip-till in Australia, along with some of the adoption hurdles and greatest opportunities for expansion.

In this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Topcon Agriculture, we're joined by Ben Pederson, a strip-tiller from Lake Mills, Iowa, to chat about his holistic approach to strip-till and why farmers should be thinking outside of the box to keep their operations on a pathway to profitability.

In this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, bought to you by Topcon Agriculture, we're joined by Minnesota farmers Paul and Corey Hamann as we investigate the nuts and bolts approach to putting together a strip-till rig from scratch.

In the second of this two-part Strip-Till Farmer podcast series, bought to you by Topcon Agriculture, we're joined by retired ag engineer Jack Boyer who details his experience integrating cover cropping practices into his operation, to include examples of nutrient application savings, water infiltration benefits and of interseeding trials.

In the first of this two-part Strip-Till Farmer podcast series, bought to you by Topcon Agriculture, we're joined by retired ag engineer Jack Boyer who shares his experience over the last 10 years integrating cover cropping practices into his operation.

In this Strip-Till Farmer podcast, bought to you by Topcon Agriculture, we're joined by Rob Myers, regional director of extension programs for Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) to dig into data from the recently released Census of Agriculture’s 2017 report to dissect some of the national momentum for cover crop adoption.

In this Strip-Till Farmer podcast, bought to you by Topcon Agriculture, we're joined by Veteran strip-tiller Dave Delhotal, who details his annual checklist ahead of planting, along with mistakes made and lessons learned for optimizing equipment and technology performance.

In this Strip-Till Farmer podcast, bought to you by Topcon Agriculture, we're joined by Megan Wallendal who explains their pursuit of creative and often, lucrative outcomes strip-tilling high-value crops along with their ongoing transition to organic practices on their operation.

In this Strip-Till Farmer podcast, bought to you by Topcon Agriculture, we share excerpts from a more recent conversation with Gene Kuntz, site manager at Farmamerica, who shares some of the details on the research farm’s strip-till trials, including seeding strategies, cover cropping and early returns.

In this Strip-Till Farmer podcast, bought to you by Topcon Agriculture, we met with Dr. Alex Thomasson, professor with the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering with Texas A&M University, to discuss how advanced technologies are reshaping the farming industry.

In this Strip-Till Farmer podcast, bought to you by Topcon Agriculture, we met up with machines systems specialist John Nowatzki during the Agricultural Equipment Technology Conference in Louisville, where he shares some background on some recent research being done by the university and the outlook for variable-intensity tillage technology.

In this Strip-Till Farmer podcast, bought to you by Topcon Agriculture, we share excerpts from our conversations at the National Farm Machinery Show, where manufacturers and farmers shared advice, challenges and outlook for the organic farming market.

In this Strip-Till Farmer podcast, bought to you by Topcon Agriculture, we're joined by Kentucky strip-tiller Joseph Sisk, who breaks down the successes and struggles in expanding his strip-till system, to include examples of his early-experiences adopting the practice.

In this Strip-Till Farmer Podcast, bought to you by Topcon Agriculture, we're joined by University of Minnesota regional extension educator Jodi DeJong-Hughes who details her recent research on quantifying the value of conservation tillage techniques as erosion-reducing tactics, including crop selection and tillage depths.

In this Strip-Till Farmer Podcast, bought to you by Topcon Agriculture, we're joined by Jeremy Wilson, no-till farmer and technology specialist with Crop IMS in Effingham, Ill., who shares his experience as both a service provider and farmer crunching the numbers to make farm data a decision-making precision tool.

In this Strip-Till Farmer Podcast, bought to you by Topcon Agriculture, we continue our conversation on what makes a good dealer-farmer relationship, with our panel of 3 farmers and 3 precision equipment specialists moderated by editor Jack Zemlicka, who discuss their business relationships.

In this Strip-Till Farmer Podcast, bought to you by Topcon Agriculture, we dig into the makings of a good dealer-farmer relationship, with a panel of 3 farmers and 3 precision equipment specialists moderated by editor Jack Zemlicka, who discuss their business relationships.

In this Strip-Till Farmer Podcast, bought to you by Topcon Agriculture, we're joined by Jeff Herrold of Herrold Farms near Wanatah, Ind. who shares his experience-based tips and techniques for making applied nutrients work to achieve high-yielding strip-tilled corn.

In this Strip-Till Farmer Podcast, bought to you by Topcon Agriculture, we're joined by expert soil scientist Mike Petersen, to answer the questions farmers might have about their strip-tilling efforts.

In this Strip-Till Farmer Podcast, bought to you by Topcon Agriculture, we're joined by strip-tiller Tryston Beyrer, who shares research results of comparative fertilizer trials to include banded vs. broadcast applications.

In this Strip-Till Farmer Podcast bought to you by Topcon Agriculture, Snover, Mich., farmer Ryan Shaw shares the systematic setup and implementation of his twin-row strip-till system, along with the vital role cover crops play in his cropping rotation.

In this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast brought to you by Topcon Agriculture, Hilmar, Calif., farmer Aaron Wickstrom discusses his proven methods for conquering unfavorable soil conditions with strip-till, including split N applications and improving early emergence by minimizing risk with a wider planting window.