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:

How Strip-Till is Paying Off for Iowa & Indiana Farmers

Successful Farming put together this article on how conservation practices like no-till, strip-till and cover crops are helping operations become more resilient to weather extremes. Indiana strip-tiller Clint Orr and Iowa strip-tiller Brian Foster are featured throughout, as is cover crop expert Rob Myers from the University of Missouri. “The residue holds snow, the organic matter holds moisture and that gives us more consistent yields,” Foster says.

Important Things to Consider Before Switching to Strip-Till

Angie Rieck-Hinz checks in from Iowa State with a checklist of important factors to consider before making the switch to a new system like strip-till. “Tillage is not a system. Rather, it’s part of the cropping system. Adoption of a new tillage practice likely will require changes to other parts of the cropping system,” Rieck-Hinz says.

Crop Advisor Impressed by Strip-Till Knife Unit at Demo Day

North central Illinois farmer and certified crop advisor Bill McDonnell says he’s been trying different strip-till units on his farm over the last 3 years. He shared this video of a Dawn unit in action at a demo day earlier this month.

Seeding Cover Crops with Drones

Looking for a new way to seed cover crops in your strip-till system? Drones are proving to be an efficient option for farmers like Alex and Emma Menzel in Archie, Mo. In this Farmers for Soil Health video, the drone applications share their experiences with seeding cover crops and with drones into corn and soybeans.

Conservation Throwback: 1996 Princeton Field Day

Explore the early days of no-till and conservation tillage at the 1996 Princeton Field Day, where Univ. of Kentucky researchers, including Shirley Phillips, pioneered groundbreaking agricultural techniques. This archival footage captures discussions on the challenges and successes of no-till systems, crop rotation for tobacco disease and pest control, and the economic impact of research-driven double cropping systems.

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