We started no-tilling in the early 2000s and in 2010, started strip-tilling before we went full-bore into it in 2013 and eliminated all conventional tillage.

West Brooklyn, Ill., farmer Dave Delhotal will be the first to say that implement steering is immensely helpful on a strip-till farm with hilly terrain and contours, but the benefits don’t stop there.

With fall strip-tillers are hopefully taking advantage of a mild autumn in many areas to get berms built before winter permanently arrives, they are also assessing options to maximize biological value of corn residue.

Building on the success of the inaugural event in 2014 the 2nd annual National Strip-Tillage Conference, held Aug. 5-6, featured more than 20 presentations and 30 roundtable discussions. The event, held in Iowa City, Iowa, brought together a diverse group of top strip-tillers, consultants and researchers who shared experience-based tips and techniques that both veteran and recent adopters of strip-till can put to work immediately in their operations.