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:
- Marion Calmer Reveals Yield Results from Soil Stratification Study
- New Strip-Till Tools Available in 2024
- Deep Dive into Banding vs. Broadcasting
- Comparing Cover Crop Termination Methods
- Strip-Tilling in Tough Soils
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Marion Calmer Reveals Yield Results from Soil Stratification Study
Marion Calmer, an independent researcher and founder of Calmer Corn Heads, discusses yield results from his soil stratification study on the Calmer Farms in 2023. Calmer talks about why he thinks he’s seeing a big difference in the plots where the nutrients were down in the root zone.
New Strip-Till Tools Available in 2024
Looking to upgrade your strip-till arsenal next year? FarmProgress has a rundown of a few new equipment options from the fall farm shows.
Deep Dive into Banding vs. Broadcasting
Check out this classic Beck’s video from 2021 exploring various strip-till fertilizer studies.
Comparing Cover Crop Termination Methods
In this video, National Center for Appropriate Technology sustainable agriculture specialist Rex Dufour covers (pun intended) different methods strip-tillers should consider when terminating cover crops. He goes into detail about the equipment used and the benefits of each method.
Strip-Tilling in Tough Soils
Strip-tillers Dan Petker and Matt Beischlag talk all things strip-till in this roundtable style discussion. Petker and Beischlag talk about their strip-till equipment, timing, residue management strategies and more!
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