No-till’s greatest growth came with the discovery of glyphosate as a weedkiller, and growers started to ‘park the plow.’
Glyphosate (or Roundup) brought to market by Monsanto in the mid 1970s and now owned by Bayer) is a virtually ideal herbicide, says international weed authority
Dr. Stephen Powles and a “once in 100-years breakthrough.” The
No-Till History series is made possible by
Calmer Corn Heads.