Three No-Till Legends and a longtime Ohio State University soil scientist received an award from the Soil & Water Conservation Society for a paper pointing out the role of tillage in a deadly 90-vehicle pileup in Illinois last year.

Present-day conventional agriculture practices are contributing to climate change, causing major changes in nature’s balance for maintaining our food security.

Nobleford, Alta., in Canada remains one of the biggest places in no-till farming's history. In response to the extreme soil drifting in Western Canada, Charles Noble developed a system to shear stubble and weeds below the ground and leave the residue on top of the soil to reduce evaporation and prevent erosion.