Strip-Till Farmer editors were live Tweeting and Facebooking throughout the 2016 National Strip-Tillage Conference. We've compiled a daily breakdown of Facebook posts below, and on the last page included the #NSTC Twitter Feed from our 3rd annual event.

Crop farmers in a growing number of states may be eligible for financial assistance from the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to amend soils with gypsum.

For Aaron Wickstrom, keeping his 2,400 dairy herd fed requires triple-cropping on his 1,000 acres of flood and pivot irrigated fields near Hilmar, Calif. To provide silage, he first plants corn by May 1 that’s harvested in August, followed by sorghum that’s harvested as silage in October. He then no-tills a winter cover crop of Italian rye or a mix of wheat, oats and rye.

Make sure to scout for Palmer amaranth and waterhemp late this growing season to devise an action plan and prevent new infestations from taking place, says Ohio State University Extension weed expert Mark Loux.

North Dakota State University Extension tackles the question of soybean aphid economic thresholds, and what growers should do based on past research and demonstration plot results.

In case you missed them, here are the items that have garnered the most interest from other farmers in the month of July.

Michigan State University Extension addresses concerns about grazing fall cover crops and shares some insights on different species that can be seeded for fall grazing.

The benefits of precision farming translate to multiple farming practices, but strip-till is often cited as a system in which technology is essential. Banding nutrients beneath the soil surface and accurately planting into a fertile seed bed are cornerstones of strip-till, enhanced by a reliable guidance technology.

Ontario strip-tiller Dustin Mulock will share his adoption and evolution of a hybrid tillage practice to increase yields and improve soil health at the 2016 National Strip-Tillage Conference.