No-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:

No-Tiller Explains Relay Cropping Equipment Changes for 2025

Indiana no-tiller Jason Mauck relay crops wheat and soybeans to harvest more sunlight for his crops and produce greater profitability with fewer inputs. He explains why he's changing up his solar corridor system next year in this post on X.

Last Deere Moldboard Plow Shows Up at Farm Show

John Deere stopped production of the 3710 moldboard plow in 2023, and the last one of these plows ever sold showed up at Farmfest near Morgan, Minn., in July. The use of the plow has been declining in recent years, thanks to advances in planters, adoption of no-till and fewer farmers growing alfalfa and perennial grasses, says Jodi DeJong-Hughes, an educator with the University of Minnesota who specializes in reduced tillage.

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Kibble Equipment displayed the last John Deere Model 3710 plow at Farmfest near Morgan, Minn., last week. Photo: Evan Ramstad, Star Tribune

Shark Farmer: Leave Comfort Zone to Survive Tough Ag Economy

Rob Sharkey, the Illinois no-tiller known as the Shark Farmer on social media, says tough times in the ag economy are when he's made some of his best business decisions. "The reason that I'm farming today is because of the decisions and businesses started in other downtimes," he says in this TikTok video. "Now, when prices are tough, it's time to force yourself to look at how to make money."

@sharkfarmer when a door closes... break the windows #farming #farmtok #johndeere ♬ original sound - Rob Sharkey

Check Out This Piket No-Till Drill Air Seeder from South Africa

Piket Implements, a South African manufacturer, posted this YouTube video showing off the company's no-till disc drill air seeder. South Africa is no. 12 on the list of most no-till acres worldwide, with farmers no-tilling 3.97 million acres of farmland as of the most recent worldwide data.

When's the Best Time to Terminate Cereal Rye When Planting Green?

In this video, Amit Jhala, researcher at the University of Nebraska, shares insights on the best time to terminate cereal rye when planting green to maximize the cover crop's weed suppression without hurting soybean yield.

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