Every no-tiller has one trick or idea that they absolutely can’t live without. For David Linn in Correctionville, Iowa, it’s strip-tilling in the spring instead of the fall.

No-tillers in the Corn Belt have different opinions about different practices. But one thing no one will disagree about is no-till corn, and how much more effort this crop takes to produce when compared to no-tilling soybeans.

Of all the no-tillers in the world, probably no one possesses the zest and pizazz of Ivan Myers of Oregon, Ohio. At 74 years of age, this no-tiller began farming the hard way, shocking wheat behind a grain binder and handling hay with a fork instead of a baler.

Because of growing interest in strip-tilling, we asked Pete Hill to answer the most typical questions being asked by farmers. Hill is an agronomist with Monsanto in Urbandale, Iowa, and has worked with a number of farmers on strip-tilling.

Cold, wet soils during planting time have been a problem for farmers in the upper Midwest at some point during their career. For many, it seems to be an annual problem.

During last winter's seventh annual National No-Tillage Conference in St. Louis, we asked attendees to share their views on fall strip-tilling.

Every year it's the same story. No-tillers around the world gather their yield, management and tax reports to decipher what worked and what didn't.