By Clinton Griffiths
AgWeb
For farmers looking to maintain the benefits of vertical tillage while enjoying some of the soil health impacts of no-till, strip tillage is a popular option. With strip tillage, the seedbed for next season starts in the fall.
“Strip-till has been around 30 years, but now we’re understanding microbiology, soil health, carbon and what they all mean,” says Jodi DeJong-Hughes, regional Extension educator for soil at the University of Minnesota.