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-Till Taking Off in Illinois

Prairie Farmer’s Ava Splear dives into the latest strip-till trends in Illinois, including a look at how two farmers are using the practice to boost yields, build organic matter and achieve ideal planting conditions. “It’s really helped increase our organic matter, which has boosted a lot of our yields by increasing our percentage by 1%, 2%, 3% on some fields,” says Budd Phelps, who started strip-tilling several years ago in Paw Paw, Ill.

Budd Phelps, Paw Paw, Ill., farms with his father-in-law, Dean Winterton. In the fall, they strip-till all ground that will be corn.

Source: Ava Splear

Strip-Till ‘Lobe Rangers’ Group Appears on PBS

The Iowa strip-tilling trio of James Hepp, Zack Smith and Matt Bormann, also known as the Lobe Rangers, recently started a non-profit to spread the message that conservation practices like strip-till are essential to improving Iowa’s water quality. The Lobe Rangers discussed their efforts on Iowa PBS last week.

Iowa PBS - The Lobe Rangers

Pros & Cons of Running Dry & Anhydrous at the Same Time?

Northeast Iowa strip-tiller Rodney Necker has a question about his fertility plan in the Strip-Till Community Forum. “We’ve been strip-tilling for 2 years. The bulk of our N has been sidedressed with NH3. We’re considering applying NH3 while making strips in the fall. What are the pros and cons of running dry and NH3 at the same time? The rest of our acres are spring-applied NH3.” Jessie Perry shared the following advice: “I run dry and NH3, weather permitting. I start in the fall when they let us here. Run November to about end of March until it’s done. Sometimes it’s done by December; sometimes I go to plan B. I have a 3-point mounted machine; Montag cart and pull tank behind that. Keeping the tank off the strip is important, but usually in my case, it’s not the tank but the Montag turnbuckles needing adjusting. I wouldn’t do any of it any other way. Bought a 2-track tractor this year and love it all even more.”

Strip-Till Community Forum- dry and NH3

New Strip-Till Equipment on Display at Farm Progress Show

Head to the Farm Innovations YouTube page for an up-close look at several new strip-till rigs we saw at the Farm Progress Show, including the Yetter 9000 Rebel.

What Farmers Need to Change for 2027

Dr. Eric Scherder, U.S. Agronomy Leader for Herbicides and Nitrogen at Corteva, returns to the Farm4Profit Podcast to break down the biggest agronomic lessons from the 2026 crop and how those lessons can help farmers build a better plan for 2027. The conversation covers cover crops, fall burndown herbicide applications, tillage decisions, nitrogen management and nitrogen stabilization, herbicide application timing, weed control wins and failures, residual herbicides, application tactics and how See and Spray technology fits into modern crop protection programs.

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