The world's first full-size laboratory designed to study the relationships between tillage tools and traction equipment, and various types of soils, conducted its first test 82 years ago this month.
We weren't the only ones unhappy with Ohio State University Extension's suggestion to till no-till fields. Here are some of the responses we've seen from no-tillers and others who support the practice.
I was disappointed to see a recent article suggest that no-tillers consider tilling their fields when certain problems pop up without exploring other management options first.
There appears to be an attempt to improve soil health in a number of tilled fields, but South Dakota State University Extension warns that it's only a Band-Aid to solving a bigger problem.
After comparing cotton under no-till, strip-till and conventional tillage rotations, an environmental soil scientist says he's seeing greater water infiltration rates following cover crops and crop rotation regardless of tillage.
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Idaho NRCS state agronomist Marlon Winger recently discussed how Idaho's agriculture system is leading to unhealthy soil, and why no-tillers are the innovators.
Tillage practices that conserve moisture, plants that use water more efficiently and soil with more organic matter have produced higher yields even in dry conditions, according to South Dakota State University soil scientist David Clay.
Nearly 25% of all cropland in the U.S. is no-tilled and 44% of acres see some type of conservation tillage, says the USDA's 2012 Census of Agriculture.
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On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Martin-Till, Brian and Darren Hefty, fourth-generation farmers and hosts of Ag PhD, share tips for treating tar spot in corn.
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