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:
- Drones to Play Pivotal Role in “War on Weeds”
- Strip-Tiller Relies on Data to Plan for 2024 Growing Season
- Cover Crop Termination Timing Critical in Extreme Heat
- First Look: 3RIVE 3D Application System
- Soil Testing Tips for Strip-Tillers
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Drones to Play Pivotal Role in “War on Weeds”
Forbes contributor Steven Savage outlines new drone technology and the impact it could have on strip-tillers’ quest to control weeds. “Intelligence gathering about the weed status of a field is a perfect fit for a drone-based imaging, and that function is being taken to a new level of precision by a company called Sentera,” Savage writes.
Photo by: Sentera
Strip-Tiller Relies on Data to Plan for 2024 Growing Season
Xtreme Ag farmers, including Alabama strip-tiller Chad Henderson, discuss their plans for the upcoming growing season in this Successful Farming article. “We are beginning to select corn hybrids and determining which varieties to plant,” Henderson says. “We are holding several meetings with everyone on the farm to review yield data.”
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Photo by: XTREMEAG
Cover Crop Termination Timing Critical in Extreme Heat
In this article, several farmers say that cover crop termination timing was the most crucial aspect when dealing with extremely hot weather conditions. One strip-tiller says, “It's a miracle we raised the crop we did despite extreme weather challenges."
Photo by: Gloria Hafemeister
First Look: 3RIVE 3D Application System
Check out the 3RIVE 3D from FMC, which was on display inside the Innovation Hub at the Nebraska Ag Expo. The lightweight system fits on most major planter brands and allows growers to “plant and protect in one pass.”
FMC Corporation is showing off the 3RIVE 3D at-plant application system at this year’s Nebraska Ag Expo. Check out that foam! pic.twitter.com/fIpslMU8FO
— Strip-Till Farmer (@StripTillFarmr) December 6, 2023
Soil Testing Tips for Strip-Tillers
How does strip-till impact your soil test? How do you collect samples in a strip-tilled field? Ben Rosser answers those questions and more in this episode of RealAgriculture’s Corn School.
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