Strip-tillers strive for healthy soil. But it takes more than a casual approach to keep the biological activity beneath the soil thriving and evolving. Fortunately, there are interconnected steps strip-tillers can take to ensure the long-term health of their soil — including cover cropping, controlled traffic and proper drainage.
These are among the tenets Frank Gibbs, former USDA soil scientist and founder of Wetland and Soil Consulting Services (WSCS) in Rawson, Ohio, has been advocating for during more than 40 years as an agronomist and soil health expert and conservation ambassador.
“Improving your soils takes a comprehensive approach,” he says. “It’s not one single thing which will do the job — it’s combination of improvements functioning together.”
During this Premier Lecture Series general session, Gibbs discusses how to create and maintain a collaborative biological environment within your strip-tilled soils to improve plant health.
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