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:
- Agronomist Says Strip-Till Could Be a Good Option in 2025
- Spooky Season: Cover Crops & Witchcraft
- Give Your Strip-Till System a Sugary Treat
- $21 Advantage: Key Takeaways from On-Farm Network’s Strip-Till Research
- Iowa Woman Organizing Last Harvest for Her Late Father
Agronomist Says Strip-Till Could Be a Good Option in 2025
Agronomist Lewis Kuppler joined Brownfield Ag News to review what worked and what didn’t in 2024. Strip-till could be the way to go this spring, he says.
Spooky Season: Cover Crops & Witchcraft
The only scary thing about cover crops is how *SCARY* beneficial they are in strip-till systems. Or so that’s what I thought, until reading this tale from Hay & Forage Grower’s Amber Friedrichsen about the connection between cereal rye and the Salem Witch Trials. Happy Halloween!
Give Your Strip-Till System a Sugary Treat
You might not be the only one with a sweet tooth this Halloween. Persia, Iowa, strip-tiller Bill Darrington says it’s a good idea to incorporate sugars into your strip-till nutrient management plan. He shares his strategy for applying 1 pound per acre of sugar with fertilizer applications in this video.
$21 Advantage: Key Takeaways from On-Farm Network’s Strip-Till Research
Matt Hoffman of the Iowa Soybean Association On-Farm Network shares data from the organization’s strip-till trials, including the economic advantages of strip-till over no-till and conventional tillage.
Iowa Woman Organizing Last Harvest for Her Late Father
The farming community is coming together for a special harvest in West Liberty, Iowa. Jessica Schroeder is organizing a neighborhood effort to harvest the family’s corn crop, after her dad, Tom Brown, died in a UTV crash in July. “My dad was an amazing man,” Schroeder says. “He farmed for over 40 years. Our family farm was established in the same year that Iowa became a state. He lived on the farm his whole life.” WHO-13 reporter Roger Riley has the full story from the family’s farm.
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