Shifting from conventional tillage to no-till often requires a lot of physical change in your operation. Just as importantly, adopting this new way of farming demands a strong dose of faith during a transition period that might take several years. I like to joke it’s the same kind of devotion it takes to make a good marriage work.

One of the hot topics at the National No-Tillage Conference held in Cincinnati were soybeans. Harold Watters, an agronomist with Monsanto, and Dane Bowers, a technical support representative with Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc. addressed issues on combatting soybean weeds and introduced their new products, Roundup UltraMAX and Touchdown IQ, respectively.

With concerns mounting over effective nitrogen management, new research indicates ammonium sulfate can be an effective source of nitrogen—particularly with no-tilled corn.