Dino Giacomazzi

http://ucanr.org/strip-till

Publication 8361 / January 2009
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Last Updated: February 23, 2009 Related resource areas: Dairy, Organic Agriculture

“Our current emphasis on tillage in conventional and organic food production systems is focused on the development and evaluation of management techniques that require less horsepower or fuel consumption, reduce in-field time, build soil structure and are applicable to farms of all sizes,” a crop production manager said.

Released February 19, 2009

DAVIS, Calif. — A new University of California online publication outlines strip-tillage, a management practice with potential to save farmers money in fuel, labor and equipment costs while decreasing the amount of soil disturbed and dust generated as fields are prepared for planting.
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