Conservation Tillage: Strip-till and No-till

Sometimes referred to as “mulch tillage”, these types of reduced tillage practices leave at least one-third of the plant residue from each growing season on the surface of the soil after shallow incorporation of the rest.

Leaving surface residue slows or prevents water and wind-related soil erosion, which directly improves our water quality and keeps our most valuable asset where it belongs: in our fields!

There are a variety of implements that qualify as conservation tillage such as chisels, disks, or field cultivators. Vertical tillage is a more recent and popular practice that can leave up to 70 percent of the surface plant residue undisturbed.