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 Aims for Better Berms After Soybean Harvest

Here’s an up-close look at an Indiana farmer making fall strips after soybean harvest with a 16-row Kuhn Krause Gladiator. Mike Less goes over some of the benefits of strip-till and explains why it’s becoming an increasingly popular practice in his regions.

Virtual Fencing a Game-Changer for Award-Winning Strip-Tiller

Go inside Dan Sanderson’s Dekalb County, Ill., operation in this Leopold Conservation Award feature. Sanderson took home the 2025 award for his conservation practices, which include rotational grazing, reduced pesticide use, strip-till and diverse cover cropping across 3,200 acres. Virtual fencing technology has proven to be one of Sanderson’s biggest game-changers recently. The GPS-enabled, solar-powered collars guide cattle without the need for physical fencing.

How Soil Testing is Evolving into ‘Predictive Agronomy’

Here’s an interesting read from our sister publication, No-Till Farmer. Dan Crummett, also known as the G.O.A.T., explores new technology and data-driven methods that are changing the game for soil testing in strip-till systems. “While still important, the days of traditional soil sampling for nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), potassium (K) sulfur (S) and micronutrients as a single agronomic best management practice are rapidly fading, experts say. What’s taking its place, however, promises far better precision nutrient management and timely, actionable in-season decision-making information.”

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ALL IN ONE. Integrating on-farm digital data with artificial intelligence and new laboratory tests lets growers stay ahead of challenges, reduce inputs and bin optimum yields, which will benefit growers and the agronomists who are working with them, experts say. Source: Microgen

Killing Weeds with … Vegetable Oil?!

Our Mackane Vogel spent the week at the FIRA robotics conference in Sacramento, Calif. You never know what you’re going to see at FIRA. Check out this video of a machine that targets and kills weeds with vegetable oil!

Proving ‘Strip-Till Won’t Work Here’ Wrong

Here’s a good one we came across from Tim Braun on X. It looks like strip-till is working out very well for him in Princeton, Minn…and that’s without the “yield-enhancing weasel urine!”

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