Strip-tilled corn averaged 6 bushels per acre more than no-tilled corn in 2010 onfarm demonstration trials at the Conservation Cropping Systems Project, a 160-acre no-till research farm near Forman, N.D.
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.
Strip-tillers growing corn, soybeans and sunflowers should consider using a pre-emergent grass herbicide like Dual, followed by a post-emergence herbicide.
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.
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