In all seriousness, every breakout classroom at the upcoming National No-Tillage Conference (Jan. 6-9 in St. Louis) will be “epic." But as the resident “strip-till and precision guy” in the office, I’ll highlight 3 strip-till/precision related sessions I’m really looking forward to.

Ray and Ryan Flickner detail their experience with subsurface drip irrigation, which delivers water directly to the roots underground, 360 RAIN, Autonomous Pivot & more.

USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins emphasized the role the NRCS — founded 90 years ago — in supporting farmers through a voluntary transition to regenerative farming practices like no-till, strip-till and planting cover crops.

Spring has arrived and there’s plenty to be excited about as always: Opening Day (go Guardians), March Madness (sadly, none of my teams made the tournament), planting season (I can’t wait to visit some of your farms this spring) and the release of the 12^th annual National Strip-Tillage Conference program.