If seed isn't planted correctly, no-tillers can expect to lose yield before the crop even emerges from the ground. Achieving high-yielding crops begins with a planter that is properly equipped, maintained and adjusted for field conditions.

The global push to increase crop production and keep pace with population projections underlines the importance for no-tillers to make every seed count.

No-tilling for 32 years doesn't mean I know it all. Over the years, I've come up against many new no-till challenges I've had to solve. Some were easier to spot than others. Some I stumbled across by accident.

Back in 1973, I never thought I would be a lifetime farmer. But when Dad decided to retire, corn was $4 a bushel and nitrogen was just 3 cents per pound. The future looked bright for agriculture. Most times, it still does.

If there’s one thing farming has proven to Johnny Davis, it’s that there is nothing constant.

When it comes to measuring performance, Chuck Fulk maintains the seed meter on your no-till planter is comparable to the beating heart in your body. Without exceptional seed meter performance, you can’t expect to harvest a top-yielding crop.