Spring strip-till can help farmers who want to grow continuous corn to maintain soil conservation benefits and reduce production problems, says Randall Reeder, an Ohio State University agricultural engineer.
After 14 years of no-tilling, Glenburn, N.D., farmer Robert Schaefer and his father, Dan, started strip-tilling their corn acres, a move that has increased yields 20 to 30 bushels an acre.
Sunflower growers who use conventional tillage and switch to strip-till can expect yields and quality that will be at least similar, according to a 4-year North Dakota State University (NDSU) study.
After trying strip-till for the first time last spring on a small number of corn acres, Craig Mustard, his brother Chris and father Grant, plan to expand the practice on their farm in Canada, citing their early successes.
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