Researchers found that a 1% increase in no-tillage adoption within a county can increase agricultural land value by $7.86 per acre across 12 Midwestern states covered by the OpTIS database: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota and Wisconsin. Using data specific to Iowa they concluded 1% adoption of no-till at the county level increases farmland values $14.75 (and possibly more) per acre inside Iowa.

What does the term ‘soil health’ mean and how should we measure it? New research from Cranfield and Nottingham Universities says that how we think about, measure and study soil must be changed to give a better understanding of how to manage this resource effectively, with academics proposing an entirely new approach for assessing soil health.

The year Leroy Bupp and Jeff Frey planted their first no-till crops saw the release of the first commercial digital watch (price tag $2,100), the first Honda Civic, and "The Godfather."

CoverCress Inc. will continue as an independent entity under tripartite ownership by Bayer, Bunge, and Chevron. Bayer will own 65% of the shares, while Bunge and Cheveron will own the remaining 35%.