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:

Best of the Web This Week is brought to you by Environmental Tillage Systems.

Yetter

           


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.

David Hula’s ‘Finishing’ Formula for 2025 Corn Yield Title

In case you missed it, David Hula has successfully defended his NCGA Yield Contest title once again with a 572-bushel yield. Pamela Smith shares some of the keys to his success in this Progressive Farmer article. “Every year teaches us something. This was the year of the finish. We learned just how important it is to keep those hybrids protected to extend grain fill,” Hula says.

david-hula-corn-yeild.jpeg

Source: Joel Reichenberger

Defining ‘Degenerative Tillage’ & ‘Soil Health Crops’

The great Randall Reeder introduces some new terms to consider in his latest column for Ohio’s Country Journal — soil health crops and degenerative tillage. “Don Reicosky, retired USDA-ARS soil scientists, suggests calling them (cover crops) ‘soil health crops,’ for the way they contribute to improve nutrient cycling and biological activity. How about ‘conventional tillage?’ …I began using ‘degenerative tillage’ as a more accurate term for plowing because it degrades the soil.”

Soil-health-and-cover-crops-by-any-other-name.png

Source: Tim Norris

Learning Strip-Till ‘the Hard Way’

Follow along as this young farmer documents his first experience with strip-till on the Anything Goes USA YouTube channel. “By the end, we figured out what worked and what didn’t, and got our strips mellowed out enough to plant corn before cold weather rolled in,” he says. “This is the reality of farming. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose and sometimes you learn the hard way.”

What’s the Best Way to Take Soil Samples with Strip-Till?

Brian Hefty gives his take on the above question in this clip from the Ag PhD podcast!

Is there something you want to share in "This Week"? Send us an email.

More from this series


Best of the Web This Week is brought to you by Environmental Tillage Systems.

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.

ETS

Click here to view past Best of the Web This Week updates.