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:

MegaStripper Creator Reveals Key Takeaways from Strip-Till Journey

Greg Vermeersch created the MegaStripper — a home-built 32-row strip-till “beast” — 8 years ago in Courtland, Ont. In this episode of RealAgriculture’s Soil School, Vermeersch takes a closer look at the MegaStripper, and shares what he’s learned about strip-till, fertility placement, cover crops and more

Strip-Till Boosts Yields Nearly 48% in Ethiopia’s Dying Drylands

“In the fragile highlands of northern Ethiopia, where generations of ox-drawn plowing have stripped the land of its fertility, a two-year field experiment has delivered some of the most striking evidence yet that a simple change in how farmers prepare their soil can transform harvests…” That “simple change” is strip-till. Read more about the eye-opening study in this article from BioEngineer.org.  

Strip Tillage Boosts Maize Yields Nearly 48% in Ethiopia’s Dying Drylands

Farmer Theorizes Why His Biologicals Missed the Mark

Between harvest, watching his Tennessee Vols and combing through new data from his on-farm trials, Humboldt, Tenn., farmer Matt Griggs is a busy guy right now. Griggs puts new products to the test every year in his replicated biological plots. In this video, he compares Micronoc and BioCoat Gold seed treatments. The products didn’t deliver a huge ROI this time, and Griggs has a few theories on why.

Second-Year Strip-Tiller Shares Lessons Learned from First Few Seasons

Hop in the cab with AJ Adkins and New Vienna, Ohio, strip-tiller Andrew Bond as he makes strips for the second time this fall. Bond shares his top takeaways from his first 2 seasons with the practice and some keys to success for other strip-till beginners.

Planting Green, Drones Hot Topics in Local Farmer Panel

Listen in as local farmers share their experiences with planting green, interseeding and drone-seeding cover crops in this Marquette County, Wis., panel discussion.

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