A message from the No-Till on the Plains Board of Directors about a new partnership with Lessiter Media and Dryland No-Tiller.

I’ve been discussing 10 tips for successful no-till crop production and thus far I’ve covered choosing a good crop rotation, winter wheat as the most important crop for supplying a consistent amount of residue to make the rest of the crop rotation function, and utilizing a stripper head to manage this residue.

In case you missed them, here are the items that have garnered the most interest from other farmers in the month of June.

One question that commonly comes up with continuous no-till operations is: "How deep should I sample soils for pH?" The next common question is: "How should the lime be applied if the soil is acidic and the field needs lime?"

Field-level data shows that farmers often rotate no-till with other tillage systems.