Popular culture suggests as much after reading the headline above. However, a systematic review of the evidence indicates otherwise, writes Syngenta's Richard Brain.

No matter the crop or the region, every farmer is constantly looking for ways to improve their bottom line, cut back on harmful chemicals, improve their weed or pest management strategies, increase yields — every farmer strives for a more efficient operation.

Researchers at the University of Illinois conducted a thorough review of federal data to analyze how inflationary pressures are affecting the reach of USDA’s conservation assistance to farmers. Read on to see what they found.

Geologist says the effects of tillage should be incorporated into the USDA’s erosion estimates, so the agency's numbers might better align with the 57.6 billion metrictons of soil that the researchers estimate has been lost across the Midwest in the last 160 years.

As an agronomist turned custom strip-tiller, Donnellson, Iowa, farmer Mark Dobson is on the road quite a bit and visits a lot of farms in different regions. The biggest takeaway from his 2024 travels as harvest season reaches a crescendo?

If you’re seeding oats and expecting winter temperatures to terminate this cover crop before spring planting rolls around, you may want to rethink that decision.

A recent report from USDA’s Agricultural Research Service has some interesting insights on the benefits of crop rotations, but researchers caution the “long view” is needed to fully capitalize on such improvements.