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:
- Strip-Tiller Focuses on Sidedressing Corn, Spraying Soybeans & Sunflowers
- Can Just a Little Bit of Tillage Go a Long Way?
- Comparing Strip-Tilled Soybeans With & Without Fall Fertilizer
- Comparing Different Fertilizer Placements with Strip-Till
- Improving Nitrogen Use with Preplant Placement & Sidedress Ratio
Strip-Tiller Focuses on Sidedressing Corn, Spraying Soybeans & Sunflowers
Wyndmere, N.D, Strip-tiller Carson Klosterman updates the Farm & Ranch Guide audience on his latest growing season adventures. He’s in the process of sidedressing nitrogen (N) and spraying soybeans and sunflowers. “With the strip-till, we only have half of our N put out in the fall, so we have to do some sort of a pass to get the rest of it on,” Klosterman says. “Last week, we got started with the sidedressing and we should get that finished up here in the next day or so.”
Can Just a Little Bit of Tillage Go a Long Way?
In this YouTube Short, the Freedom Farmers group argues that while no-till is great, sometimes the soil needs a reset. They say that just a little bit of tillage with compost and gypsum can be the game-changer. Check out the video and decide for yourselves.
Comparing Strip-Tilled Soybeans With & Without Fall Fertilizer
2024 Strip-Till Innovator Chris Perkins checks in (@BandedAgLLC on X) with a strip-tilled soybean trial on his Otwell, Ind., farm. One side of the field received a fall fertilizer application, and the other side did not. “Just maybe I can finally get a yield response out of fall fertilizer strip without a towering bean that just grows tall,” Perkins says.
I’ve never been so happy to not see a growth response quite possibly ever. Left of flag is fall strip NO FERT and right of flag is fall strip WITH FERT. Just maybe I can finally get a yield response out of fall fert strip without a towering bean that just grows tall.… pic.twitter.com/bR4b430YBX
— Banded Ag, LLC (@bandedagllc) June 14, 2025
Comparing Different Fertilizer Placements with Strip-Till
Check out this RealAgriculture YouTube short comparing different spring fertilizer placements: 4-inch banding vs. 6-inch banding vs. side banding on the edges.
Improving Nitrogen Use with Preplant Placement & Sidedress Ratio
The one and only Dr. Fred Below — from the Univ. of Illinois — shares his research on nitrogen placement with corn during this information-packed 28-minute Illinois NREC presentation.
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