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:
- Growers Get Up-Close Look at Strip-Till During Michigan Field Day
- Late-Season Crop Disease ‘Has Exploded’ in Some Strip-Till Fields
- Compaction Observations: Strip-Till vs. Deep Tillage
- Does New Planter Technology Really Increase Yields?
- How Deep Should You Build Strips in the Fall?
Growers Get Up-Close Look at Strip-Till During Michigan Field Day
The Nature Conservancy hosted a strip-till field day in Michigan over the summer. TNC Michigan Conservation Ag Specialist Simon Yevzelman recaps the action in this LinkedIn video.
Late-Season Crop Disease ‘Has Exploded’ in Some Strip-Till Fields
Ken Ferrie says the crop disease Goss’s wilt “has exploded” in some central Illinois fields this fall. “In many cases, it’s late enough not to cause big swings in yield,” Ferrie says. “But it needs to be identified if you’re doing corn-on-corn or no-till or strip-till practices that leave a lot of corn residue at the surface.” In his latest Boots in the Field Report, Ferrie details the most common visual symptoms of Goss’s wilt and highlights other crop diseases to keep an eye on this harvest season.
Compaction Observations: Strip-Till vs. Deep Tillage
In this Farming For Soil Health video, see how southern Minnesota farmers are using strip-till and cover crops to build soil health and improve profitability. Randy Depuydt explains his observations about compaction in strip-till versus deep tillage systems. He shares a direct comparison of what he has seen on compacted headlands.
Does New Planter Technology Really Increase Yields?
What if a 30-year-old planter could produce the same corn yield as a modern planter? At the Pinney Purdue Agricultural Center, Purdue researchers put planter technology to the test by comparing a modern Case IH 2150 planter with a 30-year-old John Deere 7200. The newer planter offered major technology advantages, including vacuum meters, active hydraulic downforce and row cleaners. But did those upgrades translate into higher corn yields? Find out in this video.
How Deep Should You Build Strips in the Fall?
Ag PhD shares some insights on the above question in this X post. “When you are strip-tilling in the fall, going as deep as possible is usually good, due primarily to 2 reasons…”
#AgPhDUpdate | How Deep to Strip Till How deep should you run your strip-till machine? When you are strip-tilling in the fall, going as deep as possible is usually good, due primarily to 2 reasons. First, most farmers have their top few inches of soil fairly well loaded up with fertility. If you can place fertilizer 6 inches down or deeper, you’ll be adding plant nutrients where the quantity is currently low. Plus, there’s almost always more moisture deeper in the soil in the middle of the summer, so having fertilizer down where the water is at is a good thing for your next crop. Second, the next time you will be in the field after strip-tilling is to plant. When you go deep with the strip-till machine, that means there should be no compaction down to that depth. When your crop has no resistance, it will shoot its roots down into the soil deep very quickly in the spring, which is almost always a good thing when it comes to yield, standability, and drought tolerance.
— Ag PhD (@AgPhDMedia) October 2, 2026
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