A primary principle in no-till farming is that tillage dramatically disturbs the soil, decreasing water infiltration capacity and increasing the likelihood of erosion, and yet many farmers continue to use tillage to deal with weeds that would otherwise hamper crop production in their fields. A no-till system offers techniques for killing weeds which do not destroy the structure of the soil the way tillage does.

At the 2018 National No-Tillage Conference, Murray, Ky., no-tiller Rick Murdock to share details on the farm operation he assembled to successfully raise crops in highly erodible soils.