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Adopting to Feed the World’s Population

By Tim Brannon posted on February 27, 2026 | Posted in Soil Health

A key to feeding the world is the growing adoption of no-till. When we saw our soils washing away, we invented no-till.

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No-Till Highlights: Nov. 13, 2025

By Mackane Vogel posted on November 13, 2025

This Week's Lineup:

Iowa Survey Shows 142% Growth in Cover Crops, No-Till
What’s Going on With No-Till in Australia?
The Top 26 No-Till Benefits
Does Your No-Till Field Have Yield-Robbing Layers?
Finding the Perfect Moisture to Harvest Corn

Brazilian No-Tiller Aims for Carbon Neutrality

February 27, 2023 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: Crop Life International

Brazilian no-tiller Charles Peeters believes that agriculture is part of the solution to global warming. The No-Till Passport series is brought to you by Martin Industries.

Brazil Quickly Embraced No-Till & Become a World Ag Power

February 16, 2023

“Brazil feeds around 1.2 billion people on the planet,” writes Luiz Carlos Bergamaschi, President of ABAPA, “but little is known about how this was possible, and there are those who have no idea about our strategic role for the future of humanity. It was not the work of chance.” The No-Till Passport series is brought to you by Martin Industries.

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Unleashing the No-Till Monster

By Frank Lessiter posted on September 8, 2020 | Posted in Residue Management, Soil Health

While no-till was pioneered here in the states, our conversion has been gradual when compared with a few other countries.

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No-Till Odds And Ends

By Frank Lessiter posted on January 1, 2012

Part of the opportunity for me to recently present the “S.H. Phillips Distinguished Lecture In No-Till Agriculture” at the University of Kentucky was the chance to spend the day talking with faculty members and graduate students from around the world. Phillips was a pioneer in the early 1960s in getting no-till started on a commercial scale. And he would certainly be proud to know no-till has grown to an astounding 288 million acres today around the world.

No-Till Grows Beyond The Borders

Controlled traffic, cover crops and continuous no-till are boosting yields and profitability in South America, Australia and elsewhere as worldwide no-till acres near 300 million.

By John Dobberstein posted on November 1, 2011 | Posted in Cover Crops, Crop Protection, Equipment, Seeding & Planting

To gauge the world’s supply of arable farming acres, an agricultural expert once compared Earth to the size of an apple, cut into 32 slices. The number of acres suitable for food production represents only one slice, and the apple’s skin represents the world’s supply of topsoil.

6 Advancements That Have Helped No-Till Grow

Agricultural manufacturers and farmers have played key roles in the development of no-till from its pioneering days to its modern-day look.

By No-Till Farmer Editors posted on November 1, 2011 | Posted in Equipment, Residue Management, Seeding & Planting

Agricultural manufacturers and farmers have played key roles in the development of no-till from its pioneering days to its modern-day look.

Bean Prices Strong, Harvest Sales Likely

September 7, 2010 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

While much of the attention in the crop markets has been focused on wheat and corn, soybean prices have shown strength even while trading in a wide range during the past 2 months.

Cover Crops Make Long-Term No-Till Perform Even Better

Iowa no-tiller drills cereal rye as soon as possible after harvesting corn and soybeans for maximum growth and better soil structure

By Dan Zinkland posted on February 1, 2010 | Posted in Cover Crops, Equipment, Soil Health

Long before cover crops became a hot topic among farmers, Wellman, Iowa, no-tiller Dennis Berger drilled cereal rye in the fall of 1978. Then in the spring of 1979, he used paraquat to kill the rye before no-tilling corn

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Cover Crops, Strip-Till Spark Desert Soil Revival

On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Titan International, we pay a visit to Strip-Till Innovator Robert Boyle’s farm in Coolidge, Ariz., for an up-close look at how he’s transforming his soils with cover crops and diverse rotations.

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