A wide range equipment options are available that till the soil at different depths and aggressiveness levels. New research from the University of Minnesota, North Dakota State University, and the Minnesota and North Dakota Corn and Soybean commodity groups show how these tools impact soil warming and drying and may ultimately affect crop yield.

No-till is one of the most popular and effective conservation practices but making the switch from tilling to not can be intimidating. Check out these 6 tips for transitioning to no-till from the NRCS.

New legislation addresses last winter's dust storms that led to wind erosion and health concerns among New York residents living in eastern Long Island.

Yield drag is widely associated with continuous corn as a result of the cooler and wetter soils, nitrogen (N) immobilization, increased disease risk, and allelopathy which often result from high corn residue volume. Follow these tips from Iowa State University for the best possible corn-on-corn results.

Healthy crops begin with healthy soil and researchers with Clemson University’s Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program recently held a conference to teach farmers how they can benefit from keeping their soils fit.

USDA recently signaled that the second of three rounds of Market Facilitation Program payments, i.e., payments that were tentative to be paid in November 2019, will be available to producers in late November or early December.

In this episode of the No-Till Farmer Influencers & Innovators podcast, brought to you by Topcon Agriculture, No-Till Farmer editor Frank Lessiter talks with soil scientist Ray Ward, who founded Ward Laboratories after identifying the need for a new approach to making soil fertility recommendations.

As we count our blessings during the lead-up to Thanksgiving, cover crops are something that should be on every agricultural producer’s and consumer’s list.