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:
- How Crop Rotation Impacts Yield with Strip-Till
- Question of the Week: Troubleshooting a Strip-Till Challenge
- Measuring Weed Suppression & Nutrient Levels from Cover Crops
- Expert Insights: Strip-Till 101
- Strip-Till Hall of Famer Reflects on Career
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How Crop Rotation Impacts Yield with Strip-Till
Check out the latest edition of RealAgriculture’s Corn School for a deep dive into decades' worth of crop rotation research. Dave Hooker, University of Guelph crop researcher, looks at the importance of crop rotation and strip-till lessons learned from trials that have been going on for over 28 years at the school’s research farm.
Question of the Week: Troubleshooting a Strip-Till Challenge
Here’s one of the top conversations we came across in the Strip-Till Community Forum on Facebook. Thomas is having an issue with his Sunflower 7630 strip-till bar with “wings coming out of the ground.” James Hepp has a potential solution. “Ground is probably hard,” James says. “I have a Blu-Jet 16-row bar that does the same thing. I put weights on the outside and it helped. But I noticed when my center section gets too low, the one wing goes up a little.”
Measuring Weed Suppression & Nutrient Levels from Cover Crops
In this step-by-step video, University of Delaware Extension Weed Specialist Mark VanGessel explains how to collect, dry and measure a sample of cover crop biomass from a field. These measurements can help strip-tillers estimate how much weed suppression and nutrients they can expect from a cover crop.
Expert Insights: Strip-Till 101
Strip-till expert Peter Goodge gives a rundown on the benefits of strip-till in this 8-minute crash course from Kuhn Krause.
Strip-Till Hall of Famer Reflects on Career
Tony Vyn is getting set to wrap up his career at Purdue University. The Strip-Till Hall of Famer has been studying the practice since its earliest days. He reflects on some of the biggest moments of his career, and discusses what’s next after his final semester in West Lafayette, Ind.
Photo By: Tony Vyn
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"It’s a game changer!!!" Mixmate is the lowest cost way to boost sprayer productivity. Mix complex blends of crop protection and fertilizers in half the time with automated records and accurate calculations which lowers operator stress. Simplify spray days with automated mixing and measurements for all your jugs, dry, and bulk products. Get it done in a “Mixmate Minute!”
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