Aside from the productivity boost, no-till farming methods have other key benefits. They stabilize crop yields, promote ...

Try implementing no-till or strip-till before adding cover crops to smooth the transition. “Switching from tillage to no-till and covers at the same time creates the greatest opportunity for ...

Authors: Andrea Basche, Gabrielle Roesch-McNally, Rebecca Clay, Fernando Miguez, Iowa State University Extension CROP 3104 No-Till Case Study, Miller Farm: Restoring Grazing Land with Cover Crops - ...

Manure injection is becoming more accepted by the no-till community, but the practice still faces some hurdles ... Odor control is another benefit to injecting manure under the surface, he said.

Soil Health is the newest ‘buzzword’ in agriculture. But just what do we mean by soil health, why do we care, and how do we get there? Healthy soils support high yielding crop production, conserve ...

At Beresford and under the extreme 2012 drought, soybean yields severely decreased when a rye forage crop was used. In 2013 however, when rainfall was adequate, no negative impact on soybean yield was ...

A cost-sharing program is being launched across Kendall County and the Yorkville area that will cover 75% of homeowners ...

“That’s the problem. Some people are going to go out and buy that new no-till planting and go plant a cover crop and the yield next year is the same. Well, the soil is still the same soi ...