Grazing is considered by many to be the final step in the “holy grail” of soil health, but for some no-tillers, it can be the most daunting step to take.

Caleb Akin and Noah Wendt of A&W Farms have been farming together in Cambridge, Iowa, for over 15 years. But it wasn’t until 2015 that they decided to transition to organic farming.

The soil health goals Gary Greenlee has for his farms are the same, despite the drastic 1,800-mile distance between them. The long-time no-tiller and strip-tiller farms about 200 acres of silt loam in Illinois, as well as about 1,000 acres of good soil in Idaho.