Strip-tiller Robert Boyle explains how to incorporate cover crops with strip-till in a dry climate, strategies for improving water efficiency in adverse conditions and how to save up to $500 per acre each year with water conservation and nutrient cycling in his classroom presentation, "Making Strip-Till Work with Only 7 Inches of Rain."

For many farmers, the growing season is finite each year, and choosing the right rotation can produce perpetual soil health and yield benefits. But for Coolidge, Ariz., farmer Robert Boyle, strip-tilling, planting and harvest are continuous tasks.

The 3rd annual event held in Bloomington-Normal, Ill., featured practical tips on cover cropping, increasing soil biology and overcoming inconsistent climate and field conditions.