Don't try to tell Mark Schroeder that strip tillage leads to lower corn yields. He knows better, from experience. Schroeder, chairman of the Columbia County Corn Growers, has practiced strip tillage - ...

There is significant discussion over soil management and water quality. Concerns regarding erosion, loss of top soil and water retention are key elements to the discussion. And water quality concerns ...

After a fall harvest and before the spring planting season, soil is typically cultivated so it can become more fertile and welcoming for plant growth. All farmers practice at least one type of tillage ...

Conservation tillage is a concept which is hard to implement in the Grand Valley. While this soil and water conserving technology is not new, it is a new concept for many local farmers and thus ...