Nearly 400 farmers, agronomists, researchers, educators, dealers and manufacturers from all over the U.S. and other countries including Canada and Ireland, packed the Hyatt Regency in Coralville, Iowa for the 12th annual National Strip-Tillage Conference July 31-Aug. 1.
Jerry Hatfield, the former director of the USDA Laboratory for Agriculture and the Environment, kicked off the action with a keynote presentation — sponsored by Youngblut Ag — about strip-till’s critical role in the quest for healthier soils.
Elk Point, S.D., strip-tiller Joey Hanson was up next with a “meat and potatoes” 12th Anniversary Lecture — sponsored by Conservation Ag Foundation — about his top observations from over 100,000 acres of custom strip-tilling in South Dakota, Nebraska and Iowa.