With the ongoing debate of tillage versus soil conservation methods, farmers have had to weigh whether they’d rather achieve a higher yield or practice good land management. However, according to a ...

The Smith family captures value from cover crops twice—first as high-quality cattle feed and then as biological fuel for ...

WAVERLY, Iowa — Mark Mueller said his first goal with no-till is to save the soil. "I realize that there is not as much revenue to be made through reduced yields, but the reduction isn’t that much," ...

When it comes to planting trends in 2025, no-tillers stayed fairly consistent with their corn but made some changes to their soybeans, according to the 2026 No-Till Farmer Benchmark Report.

DECORAH, Iowa — Some farmers are losing soil at an unsustainable rate, but not Terry Elsbernd. He is actually building soil on the land. About 15 years ago, he began using no-till practices on his ...

Liz Maynard, presented at Fruit & Vegetable Growers Association of Delaware, Harrington, DE, Jan 10, 2024 and Indiana Horticulture Conference, Danville, IN, Jan. 22, 2024. Slide set download pdf ...

No-till crop production gives the producer using this system the advantage of managing residues on the soil surface to improve soil structure, water infiltration, and lower soil moisture evaporation.

A four-year field study was conducted on Leeper silty clay loam at the Plant Science Center of Mississippi State University ...

Iowa Learning Farms will host a no-till and soil health field day on Tuesday, Nov. 25, from noon to 2 p.m. at the Badger Community Center. The event is open to farmers and landowners at no cost and ...

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