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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Minnesota Strip-Tiller Enhances Operation with Innovative Equipment

Great stuff here from the Minnesota NRCS YouTube page. Local farmer Matt Tiffany talks about the innovative equipment he uses to no-till and strip-till corn and soybeans with cover crops, including key adjustments made to his Flexicoil twin-bin strip-till unit. Matt’s goldendoodle crashes the party at the 2:19 mark.

Boosting Your Bottom Line & Reducing Reliance on Fertilizer

This webinar, hosted by Sound Agriculture Director of Sales Agronomy Jeff Divan, focuses on how to optimize soil health for profitability in 2023. Divan is joined by New York grower Bob Pawlowski, who explains how microbiome activators like SOURCE drove up profits on his farm.

Top 10 Crop News Blogs of 2022

The University of Minnesota Extension produces tons of informative content throughout the year. They compiled a list of their top 10 posts of 2022. Coming in at number one…(drumroll)… “Six Observations from Six Years of Tile Sampling for Nitrates.”

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The Most Popular Strip-Till Podcasts of 2022

We put together a “best of” list of our own featuring the top 3 most listened to Strip-Till Farmer podcasts of 2022. Iowa strip-tiller Robb Ewoldt takes the crown for making the most of an unplanned experiment when the axle on his strip-till bar snapped in the middle of a field.

Does Electrocuting Herbicide-Resistant Weeds Work?

Answer: Yes, according to weed scientist Kevin Bradley. In this article from AgWeb, Bradley explains what University of Missouri research is finding out about the Weed Zapper, a weed electrocution implement used to mechanically kill herbicide-resistant weeds. Bradley will talk about the best weed control strategies for corn and soybeans at the 2023 National No-Tillage Conference Jan. 10-13 in St. Louis. Register now and prepare your toughest weed control questions for him!

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