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What I've Learned from No-Tilling

Continuous No-Till Really Does Pay

While 23 percent of the country’s total cropland is now being no-tilled, less than 12 percent has been continuously no-tilled for more than 5 years.
By Dan Towery and Ron Ross posted on August 1, 2005 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101
If I had to pick out one consistent thing about no-tilling that I have observed over and over, it is that most no-till benefits come with continuous no-till — season to season and crop to crop. That’s the message I delivered last winter to attendees at the 2005 National No-Tillage Conference just a few days after I retired from the Natural Resources Conservation Service. And it’s the message I would like to expand upon as a private consultant: It’s time for the no-till community to aim higher.
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We Asked, And You Said

We asked No-Till Farmer’s online E-Tip recipients several questions about their no-till operations over the past few weeks, and their answers might confirm your own experiences. Or they might surprise you. Here’s what your fellow no-tillers had to say.
June 1, 2005 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101

"Sticker Shock" Is Much Less Of A Concern For Neighbors

When it comes to holding costs in line, you’ve already got an edge on neighbors who use excessive tillage.
By Frank Lessiter posted on May 1, 2005 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101
You've probably already faced sticker shock concerns when you projected what will definitely be considerably higher crop production costs this year. Fuel, fertilizer, chemicals, seed, seed traits and machinery will all cost more in 2005 due to higher energy and steel prices, reduced manufacturing plant capacities and other factors.
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The Winners Were...

Several National No-Tillage Conference attendees took home more than just brand new no-tilling ideas.
By Frank Lessiter posted on April 1, 2005 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101
BESIDES PICKING UP plenty of new ideas from the program and if networking with almost 650 fellow attendees wasn’t enough, some folks at the 13th annual National No-Tillage Conference in Cincinnati, Ohio, went home with a number of extremely valuable, big-time prizes.
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What I've Learned from No-Tilling

No-Till Frustrations Lead To No-Till Success

Once several critical problems were eliminated, the no-till struggles were over.
By Ron Ross and Ed Winkle posted on April 1, 2005 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Seeding & Planting, Water Management
LIKE MANY NO-TILLERS, especially in our area of Ohio, we were frustrated with our early experiences. Way back in 1977, after our local dealer demonstrated the 5100 White no-till planter to my dad, one-pass farming looked really appealing.
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