Strip-Till Farmer editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at the grower's world from the lofty digital realm. Here is our favorite content from the past week from across the web:
- Bio Strip-Till Uses Plants for Tillage
- Study: Fall Manure Treatment Benefits Strip-Till Corn Growth
- Strip-Tilling Cattle Producer Implements Triple-Cropping System
- Autonomous System Zaps Weeds with Lasers
- Strip-Tilled Field “Faster” to Combine Than No-Till
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Bio Strip-Till Uses Plants for Tillage
This article from Manitoba Co-operator deep dives into the trials and tribulations of farmers practicing bio strip-till, which combines cover crops with strip-till. “It’s an ongoing system and you have to be flexible and ready to react to what the spring looks like relative to the amount of cover crop growth and weather conditions,” says Ian McDonald, a crop innovation specialist with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.
Photo by: Ian McDonald
Study: Fall Manure Treatment Benefits Strip-Till Corn Growth
Lancaster Farming shares results from a fall manure strip-till corn emergence study conducted by *Thee* Ohio State University. According to this article, the study found that corn grew better when planted in strips applied with manure the previous fall than in fields with no application.
Strip-Tilling Cattle Producer Implements Triple-Cropping System
Georgia strip-tiller Adam Graft is using a triticale-corn-corn cropping system to produce feed for his dairy cows and replacement heifers. Graft explains how the system works alongside his strip-till practices in this article from Progressive Farmer.
Photo by: Becky Mills
Autonomous System Zaps Weeds with Lasers
We’ve heard a lot about Carbon Robotics’ LaserWeeder over the last couple years, but this was our first time seeing it in action at the FIRA conference! The autonomous system uses AI and lasers to eliminate weeds growing among cash crops.
FIRA USA 2023: It’s Demo Day here in Salinas, Calif., where the latest autonomy and ag robotics innovations are on display. Check out Carbon Robotics’ LaserWeeder in action! It uses AI and…yep, you guessed it, lasers to zap weeds among cash crops. pic.twitter.com/Y6a7KdxTax
— Farm Equipment (@FEeditors) September 20, 2023
Strip-Tilled Field “Faster” to Combine Than No-Till
Check out this photo shared by Ontario farmer @kyledecorte on X. “Quick spring-till pass on left likely 5 days faster to the combine than no-till on the right,” he says.
Quick spring strip till pass on left likely 5 days faster to the combine then no till on the right. pic.twitter.com/sYE9XRy02W
— Kyle DeCorte (@kyledecorte) September 18, 2023
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