Terraform Tillage

Name: Terraform Tillage
Address: 1707 21st Street, Eldora, IA, 50627, US
Telephone: +16417519200

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Soil Compaction Mapping Equipment

Boost Yields 🌾 Reduce Costs 🚜

09/18/2026

Want to know where your field is actually compacted before you hook onto the ripper?

That’s what we’re trying to figure out.

This week at Husker Harvest Days, Terraform Tillage officially unveiled our Multi-Depth Sensor, or MDS.

Instead of assuming an entire field needs to be worked at the same depth, the goal is to map soil resistance across multiple depths and give farmers better information before they spend the fuel, time and horsepower on tillage.

Now we’re looking for fall 2026 pilot acres.

If you’d like us to run the MDS on your farm this fall, send me a message. We’re looking for a limited number of farmers who want to test the system, see what we find, and help us continue validating the technology.

It was also a pretty memorable first Husker Harvest Days for Terraform.

🏆 1st Place, inaugural Pitch Slam
🌱 First public unveiling of the MDS
🚜 John Deere cultivator retrofit sensors now available
🎉 $650 SmartProbe giveaway

The giveaway includes an Innoquest Inc SpotOn soil compaction tester and Terraform Tillage SmartProbe kit.

Enter here: https://innoquestinc.com/spoton-at-husker-harvest-days/

Winner announced Monday.

If you’re interested in the MDS pilot, please send me a message and I’ll get in touch!

01/13/2026

What a way to kick off the new year!

Last week I had the honor of presenting on the main stage at the National No-Tillage Conference in St. Louis, Missouri. With more than 800 attendees, their inaugural “Shark Tank” pitch competition gave a young guy like me the chance to share what we’re building on a stage like none I’ve been on before.

I showcased our SmartProbe system and cover crops as a compaction management alternative, along with our soil compaction sensors for tillage implements. I even teased a new product we’ll be testing soon. This next-generation compaction monitoring system will mount to far more than just tillage equipment and collect readings at multiple depths throughout the soil profile, unlocking insights we’ve never been able to see at this scale.

Huge thanks to the team at No-Till Farmer for hosting an incredible event and giving a startup like us the stage!

To all the amazing farmers I talked with, as a thank you, I'd love to offer you all a 20% off discount on a SmartProbe kit with code NNTC26

11/09/2025

🏆 We took 1st place at the Amazon Web Services AI Pitch Competition!

Huge thanks to Iowa JPEC, AWS, America's SBDC and PREDICTif Solutions.

The prize? $50,000 of PREDICTif and AWS partner services that will help us harden data flows, train soil moisture and soil texture aware models, and deliver clear variable rate tillage recommendations.

Onward to helping farmers till only where it pays. 🙌🌱

10/03/2025

I had the honor of visiting D.C. with a group of Ag Leaders to speak for farmers at a time when margins are razor thin, with poor crop markets going into harvest and rising costs for interest, inputs, parts, and iron.

I met with the Trump Administration’s ag policy team, Senators Grassley & Ernst, and Rep. Ashley Hinson’s office to push practical solutions: reward efficiency, incentivize sustainable management, and keep family farms profitable for generations.

My specific ask: if companies are monetizing carbon credits from farmers’ practice changes, farmers must be paid what they were promised—on time and in full. This industry needs accountability. Farmer investments in conservation have been growing, but weak oversight has hurt the economics.

The good news: tools exist. At Terraform Tillage we’re building solutions that pay! The SmartProbe and Tillage Tuner help farmers map compaction, cut unnecessary passes and fuel, and verify outcomes so efficiency and stewardship translate into real dollars on the farm. 🌾🇺🇸

08/29/2025

Exhibiting at the Farm Progress Show has been a dream of mine since the very beginning of this company. This week, I finally got to live it in Decatur, Illinois.

We showcased the SmartProbe to farmers from across the globe, caught up with old friends, and met plenty of new ones. The highlight? Putting leading tillage implements to the test during the tillage demo!

A huge thank you to Green Cover Seed for partnering with us these past few months to map soil compaction across their diverse plots, and for helping share our findings at the nation’s largest outdoor farm show.

Be on the look out for the results of measuring 30+ different cover crop varieties effects on soil compaction!

08/20/2025

Honored to host Congresswoman Ashley Hinson at Terraform Tillage today!

We showcased how our SmartProbe system and Tillage Tuner technology are helping farmers take control of soil compaction — saving inputs, increasing yields, and supporting conservation goals.

It was a great conversation about the bigger picture too: how small business innovation in rural Iowa connects directly to policy, soil health, and the future of low-carbon agriculture.

A big thanks to Congresswoman Hinson for taking the time to see firsthand the work we’re doing to keep farmers profitable while building healthier soils for the next generation. 🌱🚜

08/04/2025

📰 From Main Street to Major Magazines — Terraform Tillage in the News! 🌎

It’s been a humbling summer here at Terraform Tillage. We’ve been incredibly fortunate to have the SmartProbe System featured not only in national publications like Wallaces Farmer and Prairie Farmer, but also right here at home in Times Citizen's Summer Ag Special.

To be spotlighted in major ag news outlets like Farm Progress and our hometown paper means the world. These articles help tell the story of why we built this technology—to help farmers make smarter tillage decisions, protect our soil, and preserve our land for the next generation.

It’s meaningful to see others, big and small, helping share that story. Whether it's a local reader in Hardin County or a grower across the globe, we’re grateful for every voice that helps carry this mission forward.

📍Built on the farm. Built for the future.

📲 Learn more at terraformtillage.com

07/09/2025

I had a fantastic time visiting Marion, IA, yesterday for the Rodale Midwest Organic Center's Field Day! Coming from a conventional corn and soy background, it was incredibly insightful to explore the opportunities and challenges of a more diverse approach to cropping systems.

Rodale always delivers fascinating insights from their trial plots, and I was particularly interested to learn about their long-term soil compaction studies. They've been meticulously collecting monthly compaction readings throughout the growing seasons for several years—doing it "the old-fashioned way" with one person on the penetrometer and another jotting notes on a clipboard.

After the field day, I was honored to leave them with my SmartProbe mounting kit straight from my own penetrometer. I can't wait to see the data and efficiencies they uncover using our tool!

The icing on the cake was seeing field demos from my longtime friends at ReEnvision Ag and Salin 247, along with an impressive presentation and demonstration from Greenfield Robotics. Thanks to Rodale for hosting such an inspiring event!

On a side note, I was also thrilled to see our research on cover crops' effects on soil compaction was recently published and distributed to all Iowa Corn and Iowa Soybean Association members!

06/19/2025

CORN HOLE TOURNAMENT!!!

Hosted by Terraform Tillage at the New Providence Heritage Festival

💰 $100 CASH PRIZE 💰
🏆 Winner Takes All — plus the one-of-a-kind Golden Cob Trophy!

📍 Main Street
📅 This Saturday - June 21
🕒 12:30 PM Registration

📝 On-site registration | Teams of 2 | All ages welcome!

🎉 Come for the fun, stay for the bragging rights! Whether you’re a backyard pro or just tossing for fun, you’ve got a shot at the $100 grand prize and the glory of taking home the Golden Cob Trophy 🏅

06/11/2025

🌱 Another incredible week in the books! 🌽

Last week kicked off with the Continuum Ag Top Soil Summit, marking my 4th year in a row attending. Each time, I come away energized, inspired, and ready to push Terraform Tillage even further. This year, the hot topic was carbon markets—where I gained deeper insights into how our technology can empower farmers to adopt practices that aren't just sustainable, but actively carbon-negative.

Admittedly, there’s still plenty of uncertainty around the future of carbon insets and offset credits in agriculture. But, as always, I’m optimistic about the opportunities ahead, especially with tools that can accurately measure and verify sustainable farming practices.

To top it off, I met Zach Johnson—the Millennial Farmer and someone I’ve admired for years. Thanks, Zach, for your inspiring advocacy and conversations about the future of farming!

🥃 Then, it was time to celebrate a historic milestone: the 125th anniversary of Jeske Farms. 125 years ago, my great-great-grandparents Emil and Marie planted roots in Pleasant Township, and today I’m honored to call that very same plot of land home. We marked this extraordinary occasion by cracking open a special barrel of Jeske Farms bourbon—distilled and aged from corn we harvested back in 2021.

Oh, and I also turned 26—sharing the day with amazing friends, family, and a toast to both heritage and innovation!

Here’s to the next chapter in agriculture—building healthier soils, communities, and futures. 🌾🚜

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1707 21st Street
Eldora, IA
50627

Telephone

+16417519200

Website

https://terraformtillage.com/

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