It's always good to get out of the office and talk to strip-tillers and representatives of the ag equipment industry.

Earlier this week I attended the Ag Media Summit and its Info Expo Trade Show in Albuquerque, N.M., where I visited with a number of people in the strip-till industry.

This week's lead story in Strip-Till Strategies draws on several sources who address some of the issues that dry soils may create for fall strip-till. Through patience and adjustments, strip-tilling this fall in dry soils can work.

I especially liked the advice from Dennis Turnwald, product marketing manager for Kalida, Ohio-based Unverferth Mfg.

“Talk to others who’ve been practicing strip-till to find out what works and doesn’t work,” Turnwald says.

If you’ve strip-tilled in dry soils in the fall, let me know how it worked and whether you made adjustments in timing, fertilizer, placement depth, etc. Email me at danielpzinkand@gmail.com, or call me at (503) 507-4423.