There’s considerably less “color” loyalty today to major farm equipment brands than in the past.

No-tillers in southern areas of the Corn Belt or further south may find new profit-building opportunities from no-tilling wheat this fall and double-cropping soybeans in 2021.

In an effort to increase income in these tough times, no-tillers can look to the past — to the estate of George Washington himself — for innovative ideas to diversify rotations, improve soils and boost profits.

The best way to save a decade’s worth of priceless soil and water improvements is to no-till Conservation Reserve Program ground coming back into ag production.

Along with enjoying numerous environmental benefits, veteran no-tillers for many years have cashed in on no-till’s additional profitability as a result of labor savings and reduced equipment costs.

Several years ago, Lewis Krueger wasn’t happy with the erosion taking place on many of the 700 acres he farms near Brillion, Wis. Along with the help of government conservation funding, he invested considerable dollars, time and effort into combatting soil loss problems in eroded areas and waterways.