Ideal, S.D., no-tillers Nick and Bryan Jorgensen discuss how they’ve built up organic matter levels over the years Jorgensen Land & Cattle, and how that relates to nutrient availability for their crops and their operation’s overall bottom line.

A diverse crop-and-livestock no-till operation in Ideal, S.D., is showing the real-world, bottom-line benefits they're realizing by improving soil health.

Bryan Jorgensen discusses how long he’s been able to cut application of dry phosphorus (P) to the soil surface and what’s happened to soil-test P levels since his family's Jorgensen Land & Cattle operation went 100% no-till in 1991.

Nick and Bryan Jorgensen discuss how much money per acre they’ve saved on fertilizer by relying on a diverse rotation, no-till practices, cover crops and livestock integration as they try as far as possible to imitate some of the processes on the Native Prairie.

Among no-till grain farmers, cover crops — a second crop planted immediately after harvest — are becoming a popular management practice that enhances cropland soil health.