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:

Iowa Farmer Cuts Back on Inputs with Strip-Till

Corey Hillebo switched to strip-till a few years ago to save time and money on inputs. “It looks like strip-till, no-till and cover crops are all going to be a kind of requirement, so we’re already ahead of the game,” Hillebo says. The Polk City, Iowa, native shares more details about his strip-till journey in this interview with Brownfield Ag News.

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Strip-Tillers Help Save 8,789 Dump Trucks Worth of Soil

In the latest edition of “Frankly Speaking,” No-Till Farmer’s Frank Lessiter breaks down eye-popping numbers from the Lafayette Ag Stewardship Alliance’s sixth annual conservation practices survey, featuring responses from 35 farmers using strip-till, no-till and other conservation practices on 29,022 acres in southwest Wisconsin.

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Strip-Tilling Corn Through Tillage Radish & Clovers

Check out these pictures from Urbana, Ohio, farmer Jacob Lesch on X (formerly known as Twitter). He planted corn a couple hours after making strips through a multi-species cover crop mix.

Farmer Learns Lesson from Strip-Till “Breakdown”

Kels from “Farming with Kels” on YouTube takes us along for the ride as she makes spring strips for the first time in 2024 with her Dawn strip-till unit. Kels encounters a problem at the 4:43 mark when a pressure hose breaks just 3 passes in!

Teaching the Next Generation About Strip-Till

@AG_McQueen posted pictures of his strip-till corn fields on X, saying, “A great weekend to mentor and educate my 3-year-old grandson about the importance of farm and soil preservation. This farm has been in the family for more than 160 years.”

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