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:
- Fall Strip-Till: Behind the Scenes
- Learning About Strip-Till at No-Till Conference
- Benefits of Reduced Tillage and Cereal Rye in a Diverse Crop Rotation
- Why Strip-Till? Breaking Down the Basics
- Crunching the Numbers Behind Strip-Till Profitability
Fall Strip-Till: Behind the Scenes
Andrew Kippen, North Valley Precision Planting manager, shows off his ZML strip-till bar as he gets ready to make strips in the middle of October in Elmcreek, Manitoba.
.@NValleyP2 .@Callum_nvp2 Strip tilling has begun. Got our first Strip till going last week. Had lots of fun setting up and it’s working beautifully. We are at 8-9 inch depth at 6.5 mph. We also added .@PrecisionPlant Gen3 Clarity system for monitoring. Just sweet pic.twitter.com/5YKLeNQ8iK
— Andrew Kippen (@KippenAndrew) October 14, 2024
Learning About Strip-Till at No-Till Conference
Our sister publication No-Till Farmer announced the release of the 2025 National No-Tillage Conference program. The conference takes place Jan. 7-10 in Louisville, Ky. There are several strip-till related sessions on the program, including classrooms led by Iowa strip-tiller James Hepp and Kentucky strip-tiller Brandon Hunt. Check out the full lineup at NoTillConference.com!
Watch the announcement here.
Benefits of Reduced Tillage and Cereal Rye in a Diverse Crop Rotation
Adding winter wheat and double crop soybean to a corn and soybean rotation with a cereal rye cover crop before soybean provides a multitude of benefits. Lowell Gentry, research agronomist and retired University of Illinois principal research specialist, shares research from Piatt County, Ill., that demonstrates the advantages of diversifying the typical corn and soybean rotation.
Why Strip-Till? Breaking Down the Basics
On this classic episode of Ag PhD, the Hefty Brothers dive into the benefits of strip-till and how it stacks up to no-till and conventional tillage systems.
Crunching the Numbers Behind Strip-Till Profitability
Here's another popular video from Rock Creek, Minn., strip-tiller Jon Stevens. The 2023 National Strip-Tillage Conference speaker crunches the numbers to see how the cost of strip-till compares to no-till and conventional tillage.
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