Posted June 11, 2026:

• How Much Time Do Subscribers Spend Reading No-Till Farmer?
• Over 120 minutes — 7% of no-tillers
• 90 minutes — 14% of no-tillers
• 60 minutes — 22% of no-tillers
• 45 minutes — 20% of no-tillers
• 30 minutes — 36% of no-tillers

• No-Till Soybean Weed Control
• Glyphosate — 85% of no-tillers
• 2-4,D — 57% of no-tillers
• Other pre-emerges — 56% of no-tillers
• Glufosinate — 55% of no-tillers
• Other post-emerges — 50% of no-tillers
• Dicamba — 14% of no-tillers

Posted June 4, 2026:

• Crops Raised by No-Tillers
• Corn — 89% of no-tillers
• Soybeans — 86% of no-tillers
• Winter wheat — 38% of no-tillers
• Hay, alfalfa — 30% of no-tillers
• Grain sorghum — 8% of no-tillers
• Vegetables — 7% of no-tillers
• Spring wheat — 6% of no-tillers
• Sunflowers — 5% of no-tillers
• Pulses — 4% of no-tillers
• Canola — 2% of no-tillers
• Cotton — 1% of no-tillers
• Sugar beets — 1% of no-tillers
• Hemp — 1% of no-tillers

• 63% of No-Tillers Planted “Green” in 2025, with an Average of 504 Acres

Posted May 28, 2026:

• 12% of No-Tillers Irrigate Portion of Crops

• Drone Applications Used by No-Tillers
• Scouting — 37% of no-tillers
• Applying fungicides — 26% of no-tillers
• Seeding cover crops — 24% of no-tillers
• Applying herbicides — 11% of no-tillers
• Applying insecticides — 9% of no-tillers
• Applying fertilizer — 1% of no-tillers

Posted May 21, 2026:

• Where No-Tillers Are Located
• Corn Belt — 45% of no-tillers
• Lake States — 21% of no-tillers
• Northern Plains — 12% of no-tillers
• Northeast — 9% of no-tillers
• Appalachia — 5% of no-tillers
• Mountain — 3% of no-tillers
• Southeast — 2% of no-tillers
• Southern Plains — 2% of no-tillers
• Pacific — 1% of no-tillers

• No-Tillers Crop an Average of 1,130 Acres

Posted May 14, 2026:

• 2025 No-Till Soybean Yields
• No-till — 58 bu.
• Strip-till — 43 bu.
• Conventional & mulch till — 63 bu.
• Vertical tillage — 63 bu.

• No-Till Corn Nitrogen Usage
• 28% — 39% of no-tillers
• 32% — 40% of no-tillers
• Ammonium sulfate — 39% of no-tillers
• Urea — 30% of no-tillers
• Anhydrous ammonia — 17% of no-tillers
• Ammonium nitrate — 3% of no-tillers

Posted May 7, 2026:

• Tillage Used by No-Tillers
• No-till — 100% of no-tillers
• Vertical tillage — 22% of no-tillers
• Strip-tillage — 22% of no-tillers
• Conventional tillage — 16% of no-tillers
• Mulch tillage — 5% of no-tillers

• Most Popular Cover Crop Species Seeded Alone or in Mixtures by No-Tillers
• Cereal rye — 76% of no-tillers
• Radish, oilseed radish — 63% of no-tillers
• Oats — 46% of no-tillers
• Wheat — 35% of no-tillers
• Crimson clover — 34% of no-tillers
• Rapeseed — 31% of no-tillers
• Turnips — 31% of no-tillers
• Annual ryegrass — 23% of no-tillers
• Vetch — 22% of no-tillers
• Buckwheat — 22% of no-tillers
• Triticale — 22% of no-tillers
• Austrian winter peas — 19% of no-tillers
• Barley — 19% of no-tillers

Posted April 30, 2026:

• Soybean Traits Used by No-Tillers
• Roundup Ready — 53% of no-tillers
• Dicamba-tolerant — 19% of no-tillers
• Liberty Link — 43% of no-tillers
• Enlist — 74% of no-tillers
• Non-GMO — 9% of no-tillers

• How Old Are Typical No-Tillers?
• 65-plus — 46% of no-tillers
• 55-64 — 27% of no-tillers
• 45-54 — 16% of no-tillers
• 35-44 — 8% of no-tillers
• 25-34 — 3% of no-tillers
• Under 24 — 0% of no-tillers

Posted April 23, 2026:

• Terminating Cover Crops Ahead of No-Till Corn
• Before planting — 50% of no-tillers
• At planting — 9% of no-tillers
• After planting — 41% of no-tillers
• Didn’t terminate — 0% of no-tillers

• Expected 2026 Equipment Purchases Among No-Tillers
• Drone — 20% of no-tillers
• Planter — 19% of no-tillers
• Drill — 14% of no-tillers
• Self-propelled sprayer — 14% of no-tillers
• Fertilizer applicator — 11% of no-tillers
• Pull-type sprayer — 10% of no-tillers
• Draper header — 10% of no-tillers
• Roller/crimper — 10% of no-tillers
• Air seeder — 9% of no-tillers
• Vertical till rig — 4% of no-tillers
• Strip-till rig — 4% of no-tillers
• Pull-type fertilizer spreader — 3% of no-tillers
• Stripper header — 3% of no-tillers

Posted April 16, 2026:

• How Long Have No-Tillers Been No-Tilling?
• 50-plus — 4% of no-tillers
• 35-49 — 19% of no-tillers
• 26-35 — 22% of no-tillers
• 16-25 — 23% of no-tillers
• 6-15 — 22% of no-tillers
• 1-5 — 0% of no-tillers

• 2025 No-Till Corn Yields
• No-till — 188 bu.
• Strip-till — 210 bu.
• Conventional & mulch till — 198 bu.
• Vertical tillage — 198 bu.

The below data is from the 2025 No-Till Farmer Operational Benchmark Survey.

Posted November 26, 2025:

• Number of Species Used in Cover Crop Mixtures
• 15 or more — 4% of no-tillers
• 10-14 — 12% of no-tillers
• 4-9 — 42% of no-tillers
• 2-3 — 43% of no-tillers

Posted November 19, 2025:

• How Long Have No-Tillers Seeded Cover Crops?
• 1-5 years — 25% of no-tillers
• 6-10 years — 27% of no-tillers
• 11-15 years — 21% of no-tillers
• 16-20 years — 10% of no-tillers
• 21-30 years — 9% of no-tillers
• 31-40 years — 3% of no-tillers
• 41-50 years — 1% of no-tillers
• 50 plus years — 3% of no-tillers
• Never years — 1% of no-tillers

• Only 1% of No-Tillers Have Never Seeded Cover Crops

Posted November 12, 2025:

• 19% of No-Tillers Interseeded Cover Crops in 2024

• No-Tillers Averaged 644 Acres of Cover Crops in 2024

Posted November 5, 2025:

• Insecticide Usage by No-Tillers
• Corn — 71% of no-tillers
• Soybeans — 49% of no-tillers
• Winter wheat — 17% of no-tillers
• Spring wheat — 1% of no-tillers

• Terminating Cover Crops Ahead of No-Till Soybeans
• Before planting — 36% of no-tillers
• At planting — 16% of no-tillers
• After planting — 60% of no-tillers
• Didn’t terminate — 6% of no-tillers

Posted October 29, 2025:

• How No-Tillers Seed Cover Crops
• Drill — 57% of no-tillers
• Broadcast spreader — 26% of no-tillers
• Air seeder — 16% of no-tillers
• Vertical tillage — 12% of no-tillers
• Drone — 12% of no-tillers
• Airplane, helicopter — 12% of no-tillers
• Planter — 10% of no-tillers
• Interseeding device — 4% of no-tillers
• Self-propelled sprayer — 3% of no-tillers
• Seeder on combine — 1% of no-tillers

• Cover Crop Termination Ahead of No-Till Corn
• Before planting — 51% of no-tillers
• At planting — 16% of no-tillers
• After planting — 38% of no-tillers
• Didn’t terminate — 1% of no-tillers

Posted October 22, 2025:

• Foliar Fungicide Usage by No-Tillers
• Corn — 70% of no-tillers
• Soybeans — 63% of no-tillers
• Winter wheat — 33% of no-tillers
• Spring wheat — 2% of no-tillers

• Interseeding Options Used by No-Tillers
• Drones — 36% of no-tillers
• Airplane, helicopter — 23% of no-tillers
• Drill — 21% of no-tillers
• Broadcast spreader — 17% of no-tillers
• Interseeding toolbar — 17% of no-tillers

Posted October 15, 2025:

• Critical Cover Crop Challenges with No-Till
1. Timely planting
2. Getting cover crop growth in the fall
3. Establishing cover crops ahead of frost

• When No-Tillers Seed Cover Crops
• After harvest — 84% of no-tillers
• Within 24 hours of harvest — 19% of no-tillers
• Pre-harvest — 26% of no-tillers
• Frost seeding — 6% of no-tillers
• Interseeding into early emerging crop — 5% of no-tillers

Posted October 8, 2025:

• Cover Crop Incentives Earned by No-Tillers
• Federal programs — 35% of no-tillers
• State programs — 18% of no-tillers
• Local government programs — 17% of no-tillers
• Foundations, companies — 15% of no-tillers
• Other sources — 8% of no-tillers
• No incentive payments — 33% of no-tillers

• 21% of No-Tillers Plan to Earn Carbon Credit Incentives in 2025

Posted October 1, 2025:

• 81% of No-Tillers Seeded Cover Crops in 2024

• No-Till Soybean Row Spacing
• 15-inch row width — 54% of no-tillers
• 20-inch row width — 6% of no-tillers
• 30-inch row width — 38% of no-tillers
• Other — 7%

Posted September 24, 2025:

• Major Cover Crop Benefits Seen by No-Tillers
1. Erosion prevention
2. Improved rainfall infiltration
3. Better soil biological activity

• Critical Micronutrients with No-Till
Soybeans…
• Sulfur - 65%
• Boron - 47%
• Manganese - 29%
• Molybdenum - 18%
Corn…
• Boron - 53%
• Manganese - 24%

Posted September 17, 2025:

• 55% of No-Tillers Use Nitrogen Inhibitors & Stabilizers

• Nitrogen Timing with No-Till Corn
• Sidedressing - 69% of no-tillers
• Planting - 63% of no-tillers
• Spring pre-plant - 40% of no-tillers
• Foliar - 13% of no-tillers
• Fall - 13% of no-tillers

Posted September 10, 2025:

• 51% of No-Tillers Use Products to Increase Soil, Plant Biological Activity

• No-Till Corn Herbicide Usage
• Glyphosate - 90% of no-tillers
• 2,4-D - 59% of no-tillers
• Other pre-emerges - 58% of no-tillers
• Other post-emerges - 54% of no-tillers
• Glufosinate - 43% of no-tillers
• Dicamba - 16% of no-tillers

Posted September 3, 2025:

• Most Important Reasons for No-Tillers to Seed Cover Crop
1. Erosion prevention
2. Better soil biological activity
3. Higher soil organic matter

• No-Till Corn Herbicide Usage
• Glyphosate - 87% of no-tillers
• Atrazine - 66% of no-tillers
• Other pre-emerges - 54% of no-tillers
• Other post-emerges - 50% of no-tillers
• 2,4-D - 35% of no-tillers
• Dicamba - 22% of no-tillers
• Glufosinate - 9% of no-tillers

Posted August 27, 2025:

• Variable-Rate Seeding with No-Till Corn
• Did in 2024 - 31% of no-tillers
• Planning for 2025 - 4% of no-tillers
• Not using - 65% of no-tillers

• 2025 No-Till Corn Nitrogen Rates
• Less than 0.8 lbs (per bu. rate) - 33% of no-tillers
• 0.8-0.99 lbs (per bu. rate) - 36% of no-tillers
• 1.0-1.2 lbs (per bu. rate) - 38% of no-tillers
• Over 1.2 lbs (per bu. rate) - 3% of no-tillers

Posted August 20, 2025:

• How No-Tillers Seed Soybeans
• Planter - 73% of no-tillers
• Drill - 24% of no-tillers
• Air seeder - 13% of no-tillers

• Pre-Plant & Post Herbicide Usage Among No-Tillers
• Pre-emerge (CORN) - 54% of no-tillers
• Post-emerge (CORN) - 51% of no-tillers
• Pre-emerge (SOYBEANS) - 58% of no-tillers
• Post-emerge (SOYBEANS) - 54% of no-tillers

Posted August 13, 2025:

• Equipment Purchases by No-Tillers
• 2025 - $29,000
• 2024 - $64,000

• 92% of No-Till Corn Planted in 30-Inch Rows

Posted August 6, 2025:

• No-Tillers Farm Average of 1,195 Acres

• What Crops Do No-Tillers Raise?
• Corn - 88% of no-tillers
• Soybeans - 85% of no-tillers
• Winter wheat - 39% of no-tillers
• Hay/alfalfa - 33% of no-tillers
• Grain sorghum - 5% of no-tillers
• Vegetables - 5% of no-tillers
• Pulses - 3% of no-tillers
• Sunflowers - 2% of no-tillers
• Canola - 2% of no-tillers
• Sugar beets - 1% of no-tillers
• Hemp - 1% of no-tillers

Posted July 30, 2025:

• How No-Tillers Utilize Drones
• Scouting - 24% of no-tillers
• Applying fungicides - 20% of no-tillers
• Seeding cover crops - 19% of no-tillers
• Applying herbicides - 8% of no-tillers
• Applying insecticides - 6% of no-tillers
• Applying fertilizer - 4% of no-tillers

• Where No-Tillers Are Located
• Corn Belt - 44% of no-tillers
• Lake states - 21% of no-tillers
• Northern plains - 13% of no-tillers
• Northeast - 10% of no-tillers

Posted July 23, 2025:

• 2024 No-Till Soybean Yields
• No-till - 56 bu.
• Strip-till - 37 bu.
• Conventional & mulch till - 49 bu.
• Vertical tillage - 58 bu.

• No-Till Corn Nitrogen Usage
• 28% - 43% of no-tillers
• 32% - 41% of no-tillers
• Ammonium sulfate - 36% of no-tillers
• Urea - 33% of no-tillers
• Anhydrous ammonia - 21% of no-tillers
• Ammonium nitrate - 3% of no-tillers

Posted July 16, 2025:

• What Other Tillage Practices Do No-Tillers Use?
• Vertical tillage - 22% of no-tillers
• Strip-tillage - 18% of no-tillers
• Conventional tillage - 18% of no-tillers
• Mulch tillage - 6% of no-tillers

• Post-Harvest Cover Crop Seeding
• Drill - 57% of no-tillers
• Broadcast spreader - 26% of no-tillers
• Air seeder - 16% of no-tillers
• Airplane, helicopter - 12% of no-tillers
• Drone - 12% of no-tillers
• Vertical tillage - 12% of no-tillers

Posted July 9, 2025:

• Precision Technology Usage Among No-Tillers
• GPS auto-steer lightbar - 71% of no-tillers
• Yield monitor analysis - 61% of no-tillers
• Field mapping - 56% of no-tillers
• Auto seeding shutoff - 52% of no-tillers
• Variable rate fertilization - 38% of no-tillers
• Variable rate seeding - 31% of no-tillers
• Aerial imagery - 27% of no-tillers
• GPS guidance lightbar - 22% of no-tillers
• Drones - 22% of no-tillers
• GPS implement guidance - 17% of no-tillers
• Remote sensing - 17% of no-tillers

• Corn Traits Used by No-Tillers
• Roundup Ready - 81% of no-tillers
• Liberty Link - 41% of no-tillers
• Enlist - 19% of no-tillers
• Corn rootworm - 29% of no-tillers
• European corn borer- 33% of no-tillers
• Non-GMO - 19% of no-tillers

Posted July 2, 2025:

• How Old Are No-Tillers?
• 65 plus - 44% of no-tillers
• 55-64 - 26% of no-tillers
• 45-54 - 15% of no-tillers
• 35-44 - 8% of no-tillers
• 25-34 - 7% of no-tillers
• Under 24 - 1% of no-tillers

• Ground Seeded to Cover Crops
• 299 or less acres - 73% of no-tillers
• 300-499 acres - 11% of no-tillers
• 500-699 acres - 3% of no-tillers
• 700-999 acres - 6% of no-tillers
• Over 1,000 acres - 8% of no-tillers

Posted June 25, 2025:

• Cover Crop Termination
• Herbicides - 90% of no-tillers
• Winter kill - 20% of no-tillers
• Roller/crimper - 13% of no-tillers
• Grazing - 7% of no-tillers
• Tillage - 6% of no-tillers
• Didn't terminate - 5% of no-tillers

• Soybean Traits Used by No-Tillers
• Roundup Ready - 40% of no-tillers
• Dicamba-tolerant - 17% of no-tillers
• Liberty Link - 33% of no-tillers
• Enlist - 74% of no-tillers
• Non-GMO - 8% of no-tillers

Posted June 18, 2025:

• Expected 2025 Equipment Purchases Among No-Tillers
• Planter - 25% of no-tillers
• Drill - 17% of no-tillers
• Draper header - 13% of no-tillers
• Roller/crimper - 11% of no-tillers
• Vertical till rig - 10% of no-tillers
• Air seeder - 9% of no-tillers
• Self-propelled sprayer - 9% of no-tillers
• Fertilizer applicator - 7% of no-tillers
• Pull-type fertilizer spreader - 4% of no-tillers
• Strip-till rig - 4% of no-tillers
• Pull-type sprayer - 3% of no-tillers
• Stripper header - 1% of no-tillers

• No-Tillers Moving to Bigger Planters
• 16 Rows - 31% of no-tillers
• 24 Rows - 18% of no-tillers
• 12 Rows - 24% of no-tillers
• 6 Rows - 15% of no-tillers
• 8 Rows - 9% of no-tillers
• 36 Rows - 2% of no-tillers
• 48 Rows - 1% of no-tillers
• Other - 5% of no-tillers

Posted June 11, 2025:

• 2024 No-Till Corn Yields (by system)
• No-till - 184 bu.
• Strip-till - 211 bu.
• Conventional & mulch till - 185 bu.
• Vertical tillage - 165 bu.

• Terminating Cover Crops with No-Till Corn
• Before planting - 51% of no-tillers
• At planting - 16% of no-tillers
• After planting - 38% of no-tillers
• Didn't terminate - 1% of no-tillers

Posted June 4, 2025:

• Cover Crop Species Seeded Alone & in Mixtures by No-Tillers
• Cereal rye - 71% of no-tillers
• Radish, oilseed radish - 20% of no-tillers
• Oats - 35% of no-tillers
• Crimson clover - 30% of no-tillers
• Wheat - 25% of no-tillers
• Rapeseed - 23% of no-tillers
• Turnips - 22% of no-tillers
• Vetch - 20% of no-tillers
• Annual Ryegrass - 19% of no-tillers
• Buckwheat - 19% of no-tillers

• How Long Have No-Tillers Been No-Tilling?
• 35-49 years - 14% of no-tillers
• 26-35 years - 21% of no-tillers
• 16-25 years - 20% of no-tillers
• 6-15 years - 25% of no-tillers
• 1-5 years - 14% of no-tillers