The number of seeds to plant per acre is a decision that crop producers must make each year and is important for maximizing yield potential of the crop.

Elk Point, S.D., strip-tiller Joey Hanson shares the benefits and challenges of custom strip-tilling and how working on a variety of soil types, field sizes and with different equipment has evolved and improved his strip-tilling methodology.

Finding a strip-till setup to best suit your soil type, farm size and budget isn't always easy, especially if there aren't opportunities to test and see equipment at work. This was a challenge that Kimball, S.D., farmer Todd Boesen encountered when he first transitioned his corn operation to strip-till 5 years ago. While there were a number of custom strip-till operators in the south- central part of the state, Boesen says he didn't have a clear sense of where to start.

After no-tilling continuous corn for a year, Palo, Iowa, farmer Jim Keiper started strip-tilling corn to improve the seedbed, crop emergence, stand and yields.

Placing fertilizer both shallow and deep, and planting in the middle of the bern, can maximize your strip-till corn yields.

Research assessing the application of potash in Indiana found that corn yields weren't affected by strip-till or conventional tillage, or by soil types, according to a study conducted by Purdue University agronomy professor Tony Vyn and supported by Pioneer Hi-Bred.