California Strip-Till
Working with the Conservation Agriculture Systems Innovation (CASI) Center, Jeff Mitchell, cropping extension specialist with the University of California-Davis, has been active in leading the evolution of new, reduced-disturbance systems with many farmer and private sector partners. His current research and extension program focuses conservation agriculture systems and soil and water management in a variety of cropping systems in California. All photos courtesy of Jeff Mitchell
Five-row Orthman 1tRIPr strip-till implement in chemically-burned down cover crop ahead of processing tomato transplanting, Sano Farms, Firebaugh, Calif., 2007