Cover crops - Articles

[Video] No-Till, High-Tech: 1-on-1 with Precision Ag Expert John Fulton

By Noah Newman posted on November 1, 2025 | Posted in Equipment, Precision Agriculture

John Fulton, a professor in the food, agricultural and biological engineering department at the Ohio State Univ., joins technology editor Noah Newman for a preview of his upcoming National No-Tillage Conference presentation and a discussion about the latest technologies delivering big ROI for no-tillers.

[Video] No-Till Lessons Learned with Living Legend John Bradley

By Noah Newman posted on October 28, 2025 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Soil Health

No-Till Living Legend and Innovator John Bradley joins technology editor Noah Newman for a conversation about no-till and a preview of his upcoming presentation at the 2026 National No-Tillage Conference, Jan. 6-9 in St. Louis.

Treating Your Cover Crop Like a Cash Crop

By Mackane Vogel posted on October 21, 2025 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management

No-Till Innovator and Williamsport, Ind., no-tiller Rick Clark knows just how important it is to manage your cover crops as if they were your cash crops.

[Podcast] Comparing the Economics of No-Till, Strip-Till & Conventional Systems

On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Bio Till Cover Crops, Univ. of Illinois analysts dive into new data from the Precision Conservation Management program, comparing the economic differences between no-till, strip-till and other tillage systems.

By Noah Newman posted on October 17, 2025 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Soil Health

On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Bio Till Cover Crops, Univ. of Illinois analysts dive into new data from the Precision Conservation Management program, comparing the economic differences between no-till, strip-till and other tillage systems.

Conservation Ag Update

Comparing the Economics of No-Till, Strip-Till & Conventional Systems

By Noah Newman posted on October 17, 2025 | Posted in Cover Crops, Equipment, Nutrient Management, Precision Agriculture, Seeding & Planting

On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Bio Till Cover Crops, Univ. of Illinois analysts dive into new data from the Precision Conservation Management program, comparing the economic differences between no-till, strip-till and other tillage systems.

Conservation Ag Update

No-Till Innovator Exchanges Tips & Tricks with Farmers in Ukraine

By Noah Newman posted on October 3, 2025 | Posted in Cover Crops, Equipment, Nutrient Management, Precision Agriculture, Seeding & Planting

On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Bio Till Cover Crops, West Union, Iowa, No-Till Innovator Loran Steinlage shares what he’s learned from farmers in Ukraine.

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‘Slake Test’ Reveals Major Differences Between No-Till & Conventional Soils

By Noah Newman posted on September 19, 2025 | Posted in Cover Crops, Equipment, Nutrient Management, Precision Agriculture, Seeding & Planting

On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, we head inside the Watershed Protection Committee of Racine County’s annual field day in Rochester, Wis., for a look at the latest takeaways from their no-till vs. conventional research plots.

International No-Till, Strip-Till and Cover Crops Research Journal - September 2025

Each month, the conservation ag group at Cornell University offers an analysis of the latest scientific papers dealing with conservation agriculture research from around the world. For this on-going web series, our editors will be selecting several research papers from the Cornell list that will be of special interest to North American no-tillers, strip-tillers and cover croppers.

By Frank Lessiter posted on September 7, 2025 | Posted in Cover Crops, Crop Protection, Nutrient Management, Soil Health

In this edition:

Integrated soil health management influences soil properties: Insights from a U.S. Midwest study.
Furrow Irrigated Long-Term No-Till and Conventional-Till Soil Evaluation in the Mid-South USA.
Cross-Effect Between Cover Crops and Glyphosate-Based Herbicide Application on Microbiote Communities in Field Crops Soils.
Responses of soil reactive nitrogen losses and nitrogen pools to straw mulching.

Legendary No-Till Advice

Leaving the Farm Better Than You Found It

Most farmers want to leave the farm to the next generation in better shape. But what does 'better' refer to?

By Randall Reeder posted on August 20, 2025 | Posted in Soil Health, Water Management

Have you ever heard a farmer brag they’re determined to leave the farm worse than they found it? I haven’t either.
Most farmers want to leave the farm to the next generation in better shape. But what does “better” refer to? Freshly painted buildings? New fences (or no fences)? Improving crop yields?
I hope that “better” also refers to your soil. Is the organic matter content increasing? Is the soil getting darker deeper in the profile?