For many of you, and for us at Orthman Research Farm near Lexington, Neb., the pre-plant tillage operations for spring 2013 will be underway very soon. Tillage via strip-till methods will be our way, but how about many of you as you consider the fertilization part of the puzzle? How will that be happening for you?

Finding the right combination of strip-till equipment to move residue and follow contours is a labor of love for Wisconsin strip-tiller Charlie Hammer.