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 Transition Helps Farmer Deal with Higher Fertilizer Costs

High fertilizer prices aren’t slowing Ryan Nell down as he prepares for the 2027 growing season. Plus, his transition to strip-till over a decade ago has drastically reduced his fertilizer needs. “I band the fertilizer, so I’m not exactly spreading a lot,” Nell says in this Brownfield interview. “Strip-till has been a labor gamechanger, a savings gamechanger and a yield improvement. I’m doing all our tillage and fertilizer application in one pass. I was relatively happy with our fall fertilizer prices. Potash was a decent buy. Phosphorus has just been out of hand for too many years.

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Preparing for 2027 with Cover Crops & Fall Strip-Till

Otwell, Ind., Strip-Till Innovator Chris Perkins shows how he’s incorporating cover crops in his system while making fall strips through 300-bushel corn residue.


Farmer Compares the Costs of Conventional Tillage & Strip-Till

Southern Minnesota custom strip-tiller Randy Depuydt breaks down the economics of strip-till compared to conventional tillage in this Farming for Soil Health video.


Closer Look at New Strip-Till Equipment

The great Chad Colby puts the spotlight on strip-till in one of his latest YouTube videos, as he gets the scoop on a new row unit and toolbar from Yetter at the Farm Progress Show.


Strip-Till & Bioreactor Field Day in November

Grundy County, Iowa, strip-tiller Vince Moye will discuss the installation of three bioreactors on his farm during an upcoming strip-till field day in Reinbeck, Iowa, Nov. 19. Tanner Puls, IDALS Edge of Field Coordinator, and Jeremy Bril, IDALS Environmental Engineer Senior, will also shed light on how edge-of-field practices are designed and funded through cost-share opportunities.

Bioreactor and strip-till field day to be held Nov. 19 in Reinbeck

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