Charles Tesch is a first-year M.S. student studying Plant Science at South Dakota State University, working on a strip-tillage fertility placement study in Peter Kovacs’ Precision Ag Cropping Systems Lab. This study investigates how phosphorus and potassium management strategies under different tillage systems influence corn yield components. Following the completion of his education, Charles hopes to enhance the productivity and sustainability of crop production by pursuing a career as a research agronomist while continuing to help on his family’s farm in rural Minnesota.