No-Till Farmer editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at the grower's realm from the lofty digital realm. Here is our favorite content from the past week from across the web.

A long-time booster of no-till and strip-till, former University of Minnesota soils fertility specialist George Rehm has been posthumously named as the Agricultural Communicators Network (ACN) 2024 Distinguished Service Award honoree.

Cover crops are a recognized method for increasing soil health by reducing soil erosion, increasing soil organic matter and improving soil structure. Cover crops can also safeguard water quality by reducing nitrate leaching.

It may have taken a “double-dog dare” for Oklahoma no-tiller Jimmy Emmons to try different crops and different cover crops in his rotation, but many of those experiments have paid big dividends in what Emmons calls “wow” moments.

On a calm April morning, Flex-Ro ambled through a corn plot at about 2 miles per hour. While researchers stood by to help clear obstacles from its path, the robot moved and planted on its own.

When fertilizer is used as a starter, the data shows that it is largely not effective in terms of yield or economical response; however, if the fertilizer is added to a soil that tests low for soil test P (less than the critical value), a response to that fertilizer is expected, says the University of Nebraska.