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:
- Discussing Potential Benefits of a Strip Freshener Pass
- Three Ways to Trim Inputs Without Trimming Yield
- Using Cover Crops in 3 Different Tillage Scenarios
- Illinois Strip-Tiller Shares Cover Crop Playbook
- Inside Jim Hershey’s Leopold Conservation Award-Winning Journey
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Discussing Potential Benefits of a Strip Freshener Pass
In the Strip-Till Community Forum on Facebook, Matt Moeller wants to know, “Is spring strip freshening just recreational tillage? Has anyone done side by side trials?” You can see James Hepp’s response in the image below. Meanwhile, Andy Thompson replies with this — “I was at a meeting where I was told by a retail fertilizer dealer that they were still compiling their data from this year, but so far, they would feel comfortable saying that refreshing fall strips gained them 10 bushels in corn with some reports well more than that.”
Three Ways to Trim Inputs Without Trimming Yield
On this episode of The Dig, Beck’s agronomists shares 3 PFR-backed (Practical Farm Research) strategies to help lower costs without sacrificing yield in 2026. The first one is what they call a “no cost, ROI-booster.” Can you guess what it is?
Using Cover Crops in 3 Different Tillage Scenarios
In this episode of the Cover Crop Strategies Podcast, a panel of 3 farmers discuss how they use cover crops with their different tillage practices.
Illinois Strip-Tiller Shares Cover Crop Playbook
Here’s another cover crop-focused feature to dig into. Brian Corkill, who spoke at our National Strip-Tillage Conference a couple years ago, shares his playbook for seeding cover crops in Galva, Ill.
Inside Jim Hershey’s Leopold Conservation Award-Winning Journey
Here’s another great feature from the Sand County Foundation crew on Pennsylvania Leopold Conservation Award winner Jim Hershey. After purchasing a dairy farm in the late 1970s, Hershey faced high debt and soaring interest rates. Unable to afford hired help, he and his wife, Shirl, tried to do it all. Something had to give. That’s when their conservation journey began.
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