The results are in for the National Sorghum Producers Yield Contest and we’ll see how no-tilled submissions stacked up against conventional and reduced tillage. I think you’ll like what the data show.

For those looking for an opportunity to put grain sorghum into their rotation or get more value out of their current crop, there’s good news finally.

Hutchinson, Kan., no-tiller Darren Nelson discusses why he and his father, Jim, switched to no-till during the 1990s, and the difference the practice has made for their soils. They no-till 2,000 acres of winter wheat, milo and soybeans.

Hutchinson, Kan., no-tiller Darren Nelson discusses the improvements he and his father, Jim, have made to the row units on their 40-foot John Deere air seeder, and how they run the machine to optimize seed-to-soil contact.

Darren Nelson, who raised 108.5-bushel winter wheat in 2015 to win first place in the Kansas Wheat Yield Contest, shares how he manages fertilizer applications and uses grid sampling to his advantage.

Hutchinson, Kan., no-tiller Darren Nelson discusses the tramline system he’s set up on his John Deere air seeder to manage traffic in his no-tilled fields. The system is made by Tram-Rite Tramlines in Fredericksburg, Va., and is housed in an old toolbox mounted to the chassis to hold the air tank, compressor and valve system.

Justin King and Bruce Unruh of Burlington, Colo., discuss how they’re making no-till and a diverse array of cover crops work on their 3,000-acre farm where they raise wheat, corn, soybeans and milo.