Many farmers, like my dad, have their notebook organizational system. While these simple pen-and-paper record-keeping systems work, they keep information siloed, often disappearing into closets or filing cabinets.

Strip-tillers continue to be heavy users of precision technology, according to Strip-Till Farmer's 12th annual Strip-Till Benchmark Survey. 89% of strip-tillers who responded to the survey will use GPS tractor auto-steer in 2025, 74% will use yield monitor data analysis and 68% will use field mapping.

Another National Farm Machinery Show is in the books, and as always, it was quite the spectacle with over 300,000 people packing the Kentucky Exposition Center.

The latest Day in the Cab installment takes us to the northwest corner of Illinois, where precision specialist Dave Thompson holds down the fort for Johnson Tractor in the small town of Amboy — one of 11 locations for the Illinois and Wisconsin Case IH dealer.

“Things are way ahead of schedule,” says Johnson Tractor precision specialist Dave Thompson, who can now shift from service to sales mode with the extra time on his hands. “We have customers that are done already and it’s not even November yet. I’ve yet to talk to anybody that’s not happy with their yields.

The use of precision technology continues to grow for conservation-minded farmers according to No-Till Farmer’s 16^th annual No-Till Operational Benchmark Study and Strip-Till Farmer’s 11^th annual Strip-Till Operational Benchmark Study.

CNH Industrial, parent company to Case IH has entered into an agreement with AGuru Machinery, a strip-till company based in Congerville, Ill. The announcement marks the latest big move in what's been a momentous 4-month stretch in the strip-till equipment market.