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:
- Finding Success with Strip-Till & Cereal Rye
- Strip-Tiller Slashes Inputs with Cover Crops & More
- High Yield Contest Winners Share Insights & Strategies
- Farmer Discusses Strip-Till Goals
- McDonald’s Makes Big Investment in Regenerative Ag
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Finding Success with Strip-Till & Cereal Rye
Mott Moeller shared in the Strip-Till Community Forum on Facebook that he’s thinking about making strips through cereal rye for corn next year. “Has anyone done this with success?” he asked the group. Judging by the comments, it looks like many strip-tillers have found the winning formula. “I broadcast rye and then make strips before the seed germinates,” says Westin Arseneau. “The strip-till moves most of the seed to between the strips and throws enough dirt to get the seed to germinate (rain after always helps). In the spring, I have nice clean strips with cover crops between them.”
Strip-Tiller Slashes Inputs with Cover Crops & More
Brownfield Ag goes 1-on-1 with northern Illinois strip-tiller Jay Whalen for a conversation about his conservation practices. Whalen says his strip-till system is producing higher yields with fewer inputs. “I’ve had a goal of getting down to a half pound of nitrogen per bushel of corn,” he says. “This year we finally got that goal. Not using any artificial fertilizers, potash, MAP or DAP for the last 2 years and still increasing our corn yields.”
High Yield Contest Winners Share Insights & Strategies
A quartet of Kansas Yield Contest winners talked about their high-yielding practices during the High Plains Journal Live event recently. Alex Noll, who set a state dryland corn yield record in 2024 with 340 bushels per acre, says variable rate fertility has been key to his success. “We started with 2.5-acre grids to establish a benchmark,” he says. “Then we progressed to 1.6 acres, and then 1.1-acre grids. And at this point in time, we’re told that’s the highest refinement we can get out of a piece of equipment that travels across the field, but we are utilizing that on our nitrogen as well. We overlay those with vertical rate planning maps, and we’ve gotten into doing a lot of foliar feeding to compliment it in areas where we have soil deficiencies.”
Farmer Discusses Strip-Till Goals
Here’s a strip-till video from Just Farmin’ that’s racked up over 24,000 views the past couple years on YouTube. The host takes us along for the ride as he makes strips on corn-on-corn ground.
McDonald’s Makes Big Investment in Regenerative Ag
McDonald’s announced its largest-ever investment in regenerative agriculture in the U.S. recently, unveiling the launch of the Grassland Resilience and Conservation Initiative. Click here to read more about the big news.
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Environmental Tillage Systems, Inc. has been dedicated to defending the land and leading the charge since beginning on a farm in Southeastern Minnesota in 2004. ETS is a leading manufacturer of strip tillage and nutrient management equipment. Our equipment is designed to enhance soil productivity and farm profitability. Our products set the standard for in-field performance, machine durability, and ease of operation. We are proud to serve customers in the United States and internationally.
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