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:
- Unique Strip-Till Setup on Display at Field Day
- 1-on-1 with Strip-Till Soybean Record Holder
- Fred Below’s Keys to High Corn Yields & a Big Mistake to Avoid
- Farmer Checks 3 Big Boxes with Strip-Till Switch
- ‘I Guess We’ll Give This Strip-Till Thing Another Go…’
Unique Strip-Till Setup on Display at Field Day
Jodi DeJong-Hughes, Univ. of Minnesota Extension educator and Strip-Till Hall of Famer, checks in from a field day near Windom, Minn., where 8 different strip-till rigs were in action. She shared this video of a strip-till bar attached to a manure spreader.
If you have liquid #manure to apply, creating a strip tiller at the application end of the manure spreader is a great idea! pic.twitter.com/AoCrjX7h5B
— Jodi DeJong-Hughes (@SoilLorax) August 19, 2026
1-on-1 with Strip-Till Soybean Record Holder
Only one farmer has ever grown 200-plus bushel soybeans. His name is Alex Harrell, a strip-tiller from Leesburg, Ga. Shark Farmer TV sits down with Harrell to discuss the keys to his 206-bushel yield, the importance of planter setup and seed spacing, key lessons learned from test plots and more.
Fred Below’s Keys to High Corn Yields & a Big Mistake to Avoid
On the latest episode of IL Corn TV, host Lindsay Croke catches up with Dr. Fred Below, professor of crop physiology at the Univ. of Illinois, for some new takeaways from his “Seven Wonders of the Corn Yield World,” including the biggest mistake many farmers make when it comes to chasing the 300-bushel barrier.
Farmer Checks 3 Big Boxes with Strip-Till Switch
Here’s a classic video from RealAgriculture featuring Port Rowan, Ont., strip-tiller Dan Petker. Farming with his family on the shores of Lake Erie, Petker explains why he adopted strip-till to strike a balance between erosion control, profitable corn production and sustainability.
‘I Guess We’ll Give This Strip-Till Thing Another Go…’
Lance Petersen (@PetersenFarms on X) shared these photos of his strip-tilled corn on August 19. “A bit on the dry side for 2026, but seems to be trucking along better than I thought,” he says.
I guess we’ll give this spring strip till thing another go in 2027.
— Lance from the Lower St. Croix (@PetersenFarms) August 20, 2026
A bit on the dry side for 26, but seems to be trucking along better than I thought. pic.twitter.com/327TQOaFW1
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