With winter annual weeds increasing in many no-tilled fields, Mark Loux says mild winters make the problem even worse.

With some midwestern no-tillers facing concerns with cold and wet soils, building fall strips may be a good way to dry out and warm up these problem soils before no-tilling in the spring.

While soybean growers have been moving toward no-till in a big way, the growth of no-till corn acres has remained somewhat flat in recent years.

Let's get one thing straight. Sequestering carbon in our soils is not likely to happen unless farmers no-till.

When it comes to continuing to rent land successfully no-tilled for several years, some readers find they are at a distinct disadvantage.

Concerned about the future of no-tilled corn, Illinois Department of Agriculture officials are launching a program aimed at expanding conservation tilled acres. The program will include research on the benefits of fall strip-tilling to overcome the cool, wet soil problems often found with no-till.