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:

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Can You Increase Efficiency with Strip-Tilled Soybeans?

“Would strip-tilling fertilizer ahead of soybeans increase efficiency, in terms of increasing yields? If so, with that improved efficiency, could I reduce the amount of fertilizer I apply?” Veteran agronomist Ken Ferrie answers this farmer’s question in his latest Boots in the Field podcast. “Are you in 30-inch beans, and do you plan on planting into the strip? Our data from test plots show a yield advantage to narrow-row beans planted at the same population as wide-row beans, along with better weed control,” Ferrie noted. “If you change to 30-inch rows, you may be giving up some yield and weed control that stripping may not make up for. If you’re already in 30-inch rows, this wouldn’t be a concern.”

Boots in the Field - Ken Ferrie

Photo by: Lindsey Pound

How Strip-Till Corn Yield Champ Prevailed in Challenging Season

Rocktown Now details how Charles City, Va., strip-tiller David Hula was able to break the 490-bushel barrier despite challenging weather conditions in 2024. “I like to say there’s three great things that produce high yield and corn,” Hula said. “A good Lord blesses you. Number two, you got to have Pioneer® (variety) seed. Number three, you’ve got to have (the green) John Deere paint. But it’s a whole system that takes it from the planter to in-season management to harvesting.”

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What Can You Control in Your Strip-Till Operation?

Here’s some good advice from Leedey, Okla., farmer Jimmy Emmons’ presentation at last week’s National No-Tillage Conference in Louisville, Ky. “Why do I spend all my energy worrying about Mother Nature and rainfall when it’s going to happen regardless? I want to focus my energy on things that are positive to have positive outcomes for me.”

Corn-Soybean Rotations Pay Off Over Time

Long-term, 50-year studies at Purdue University indicate that rotating soybeans after corn and vice versa produces the highest yield scenario over time. Strip-Till Hall of Famer Tony Vyn dives into some of the key takeaways from the study in this Indiana Prairie Farmer article. “I think that rotation experiments need to be continued,” Vyn says. “But we can’t continue them if we’re not 100% devoted to constantly improving the management of those crops or giving consideration to doing rotation experiments with other crop species and sequences on other soils.”

Rotation Pays

Photo by: Tom J. Bechman

‘The Agronomists’ Deep Dive into All Things Conservation Tillage

On this episode of RealAgriculture’s “The Agronomists,” host Lyndsey Smith is joined by Dr. David Lobb with the University of Manitoba and Phil Needham of Needham Ag Tech to discuss conservation tillage, tillage erosion, residue impacts on soil surface and more!

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