In this episode of the Strip-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Topcon Agriculture, we chat with planting expert and agronomist, Phil Needham of Needham Ag Technologies, who shares his top tips for getting prepared for planting.

Making sure your sprayer is ready to go this spring will save valuable time and reduce stress when windows get tight due to weather conditions. Prior to spring field operations, follow these maintenance tips from Iowa State University Extension to prepare for a smooth spring.

Farmers are increasingly interested in remote sensing, based on the promise that it’s going to help them make better management decisions. Today, the data is more easily interpretable. And with the connectivity piece improving, getting your data, to and from the cab is becoming easier.

Glyphosate-resistant horseweed, or marestail, remains one of the primary weed management challenges in no-till soybean production. Designing effective herbicide control strategies for horseweed is challenging because of its emergence patterns. Read more in this article from Penn State University Extension.

University of Minnesota Extension explains why unplanted fields from last year may be at risk of fallow syndrome in 2020 and why a low rate of "pop up" starter fertilizer could be the best management strategy.

Keeping microbes happy is a cornerstone of Streator, Ill., strip-tiller Larry Tombaugh’s system. As he says, microbes have a “Dracula complex” and don’t like sunlight.

The NRCS is accepting proposals through May 11 for On-Farm Conservation Innovation Trials, now in its second year. On-Farm Trials, part of the agency’s Conservation Innovation Grant (CIG) program, help support the adoption and evaluation of innovative conservation approaches on agricultural land.

Through the America Society of Agronomy (ASA) and Soil Science Society of America (SSSA), continuing education credits have been approved for the upcoming National Cover Crop Summit, a free online event designed to improve cover crop knowledge and management for farmers and educators.

Pat McNaught and Mike Petersen discuss the updates and evolution of the prototype Orthman 1tRIPr row units at #Commodity20 and also share some perspective on the National Strip-Tillage Conference.