No-Till Farmer editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at the grower's world from the lofty digital realm. Here is our favorite content from the past week from across the web:
- Making the Switch to No-Till Without a Huge Learning Curve
- How One Cover Crop Rebuilds Compacted Soil from the Roots Up
- This Mistake Is Ruining No-Till Farming on Thousands of Farms
- Improving Your Organic Grain Crop Rotation In a No-Till System
Making the Switch to No-Till Without a Huge Learning Curve
No-till farming can transform your soil — but only if you avoid the most common mistakes farmers make. In this video, you’ll discover how residue management, proper seed placement and subsoiling can save your yields and protect your field long-term. Learn the essential steps to make no-till actually work on your farm.
How One Cover Crop Rebuilds Compacted Soil from the Roots Up
What if the rototiller gathering dust in your garage is making your compaction worse—and a simple cover crop could penetrate deeper and last longer than any mechanical solution? Most farmers trapped in the tillage cycle don't realize that daikon radish roots generate enough force to fracture compacted layers measuring over 300 pounds per square inch, creating permanent bio-channels that conventional equipment cannot match.
This Mistake Is Ruining No-Till Farming on Thousands of Farms
No-till farming transformed modern agriculture. Less erosion, better efficiency and long-term soil protection. But across thousands of farms, no-till systems are quietly underperforming. In this video, learn about the critical mistake that is damaging no-till farming, even in fields with good residue cover, modern machinery and experienced management.
Improving Your Organic Grain Crop Rotation In a No-Till System
Continuous row cropping with tillage does not build soil health and organic matter; therefore, cash grain operations without livestock need to give attention to incorporating legumes and small grains into their rotation through better system planning. There are strategies that work well, such as organic no-till with a killed rye mulch for soybeans or interseeding clover into standing corn. Methods and options for soil improvement, as well as marketing strategies, are all part of a successful crop rotation plan.
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