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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Exploring Strip-Till Nitrogen Placement for Safety & Yield

The RealAgriculture team is talking strip-till in the latest episode of Corn School. Ben Rosser, OMAFRA corn specialist, shares what he’s learning about nitrogen (N) placement from the University of Guelph’s strip-till research plots. He notes that shallow banding of fertilizer shows the highest level of crop injury with leaf burn, late-emerging plants and a high degree of variability.

Pairing Strip-Till with Cutting-Edge Irrigation Technology

2025 Strip-Till Innovator Ray Flickner gives us a glimpse at his subsurface drip irrigation system and explains how it’s helping him use 40% less water than the county average in Moundridge, Kan. Flickner also explains how the technology changed his approach to strip-till.

What the Latest Research Says About Corn & Soybean Planting Depth

What’s the best planting depth for corn and soybeans? PTI Farm Manager Jason Webster (who was the 2023 National Strip-Tillage Conference Most Outstanding Speaker Award recipient) checks in with the latest research at Precision Planting’s PTI Farm.

‘Fingers Crossed’ on Strip-Till Corn-on-Corn

Lance (@PetersenFarms) shared this video on X of a strip-tilled corn-on-corn field in east central, Minn. “Fingers crossed we can get this corn-on-corn spring strip-till thing to work out and avoid an epic disaster,” he says. Lance says dry fertilizer was applied in a RZB (root zone banding) pass before the strips were made.

Cover Crops vs. Weeds in Soybean Fields

In this video, the crew at Grumke Farms in Missouri compares soybean fields where a rye cover crop was planted to soybean fields where no cover crops were planted. What kind of impact did the rye have on weed control? Let’s find out…

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