In 2021, Saving Tomorrow's Agriculture Resources (STAR) reported 472 participants on 89,579 acres over 1,579 fields in Illinois. Among the participating fields, 56% of corn fields were no-tilled or strip-tilled, while 70% of soy fields were no-tilled or strip-tilled.  

Nurture.farm and Google have entered into a research collaboration to establish a scalable and low-cost method to measure soil health, covering soil organic carbon and other key nutrients in soil. The relationship will focus on the use of hyperspectral image analysis combined with other remote sensing and data collection methods, to accurately measure SOC and other nutrients in soil across a range of soil types and characteristics that comprise the landscape of agricultural practices in India. The No-Till Passport series is brought to you by Martin Industries.