A research fellow at the University of Nebraska compares no-till and several different kinds of tillage operations to measure how soil disturbance affects the loss of soil carbon.

I recently came upon an article from South Dakota State University Extension that seems to cast doubt, once again, on arguments that no-till doesn’t work well in colder, wetter climates.

In case you missed them, here are the items that have garnered the most interest from farmers in the month of February.

Jon Stevens is a no-till and strip-till farmer in Rock Creek, Minn. In this video he talks about his first no-till experiences with equipment changes, planting strategies, weed control measures, trial-and- error and overcoming challenges.

Jon Stevens is a no-till and strip-till farmer in Rock Creek, Minn. A shortened growing season in 2018 led to experiments with interseeding cover crops, using clovers, ryegrass, vetch and oats. In this video he talks about how he originally got into no-tilling.

Extension educator Jeffrey Graybill describes how no-till production of tobacco increases soil health and reduces runoff and nutrient pollution.

Rick Murdock knows the power a no-till system has to transform eroded, unproductive terrain into successful farming operations, having seen it happen during travels to Brazil, Indonesia and other countries, and on his own 1,200-acre farm near Murray, Ky. where he saw a no-till planter roll in 1976 as a 19-year-old.