For farmers who've used 22-inch rows and conventional tillage for dry edible beans and sugarbeets, going to a 22-inch strip-till system seems like a natural transition. Increasingly, these farmers are also growing corn on narrow-row spacing.

Dave Dusanek thought switching from a corn-soybean rotation to continuous corn would be easy, but the Monticello, Iowa, strip-tiller soon learned that residue management was a huge challenge.

After no-tilling corn for 25 years, Jim Greif of Monticello, Iowa, turned to strip-till in the fall of 2010.

Having 200 farmers, agronomists and other agri-business people at a recent summer field day represents a great turnout in any year, but it may be even more noteworthy this summer.

Having 200 farmers, agronomists and other agri-business people at a recent summer field day represents a great turnout in any year, but it may be even more noteworthy this summer. To me, it was heartening to hear that last week's residue management field day sponsored by the Hancock Soil & Water Conservation District in western Illinois drew that many people. It means that despite the drought, people are looking ahead

Nick Jensen of Thurston Mfg./Blu-Jet, discusses fertilization, strip-till products being discussed at NNTC

Strip-tillers may increase corn yields by precisely planting seed near, but not directly on top of strip-tilled fertilized rows, according to a 3-year research study conducted by Kansas State University.