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:
- Reducing Carbon Penalty for Strip-Till Corn Following a Cover Crop
- 10 Reasons Why Santa Could Have Been a Farmer
- Strip-Tiller Receives Women in Agriculture Award
- Surface-Applied Manure Loses 15-30% of N Within First 3 Days
- Shattering the Corn Yield Record with Strip-Till
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Reducing Carbon Penalty for Strip-Till Corn Following a Cover Crop
Farm Journal field agronomist Ken Ferrie says strip-tillers can remove some of the carbon penalty and allelopathic issues for corn following a cover crop by shutting off meters on the drill to leave a bio strip.
10 Reasons Why Santa Could Have Been a Farmer
Here’s a fun one from Chad Colby on X — 10 reasons why Santa Claus could’ve been a farmer! Number 10 stands out — “he takes care of the needs of the whole world.” Merry Christmas!
Yeah I can see this logic pic.twitter.com/m3v4UCQGbO
— Chad E. Colby (@TheChadColby) December 19, 2023
Strip-Tiller Receives Women in Agriculture Award
Strip-tiller Kellie Blair received the Women Impacting Agriculture award for her contributions to Iowa agriculture. She was recognized for her practices that build soil health and productivity, including no-till, strip-till and cover crops.
Surface-Applied Manure Loses 15-30% of N Within First 3 Days
Chryseis Modderman shares results from a recent study that showed solid manure applied on the surface lost 15-30% of nitrogen (N) within the first 3 days and liquid manure lost 10-25% in the same time frame on the surface. Meanwhile, injecting liquid manure brought a loss of 0-3%, while the worst method was irrigating liquid manure, where an estimated 30-40% of N was lost. Modderman discusses how to fully reap the benefits of N from manure applications in this article from Ag Week.
Surface application of manure can lead to some loss of nitrogen to the atmosphere, but loss is less on a no-till situation, according to research by the University of Minnesota. Photo by: Agweek
Shattering the Corn Yield Record with Strip-Till
He’s done it again! David Hula made headlines earlier this month with his record-breaking 623-bushel corn yield. The Charles, City, Va., shares some of the keys to his success in this AgWeb article. “We all think about what hybrids to choose, but we still have to get that corn to come up uniformly. Strip-till allows us to get that soil zone in good condition,” Hula says.
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