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Recognizing The Value Of Carbon Holds Key To Future Agriculture

No-tiller says carbon provides measurable economic benefits, but soils are being depleted, threatening the productivity of U.S. farming while government policies support ground-killing tillage.

By Ron Perszewski posted on February 1, 2006 | Posted in Residue Management, Soil Health

It's easy to tell that no-tiller Jim Kinsella is passionate about soil carbon.

Without Herbicides, No-Till Would Disappear

Yet the impact on food production would be so dramatic that America could not live without no-till.

By Frank Lessiter posted on July 1, 2003 | Posted in Crop Protection

While you're certainly not about to lose the use of herbicides, you need to fully understand that any ban on agricultural chemicals would bring an end to all the benefits you’re getting from no-tilling.

Ridge Till Continues To Gain Popularity

The winner of the Phoenix Rotary Equipment Ltd. conservation tillage essay contest explains the benefits of ridge tilling.

By Alan Bonifas posted on May 1, 2002 | Posted in Crop Protection, Residue Management, Soil Health

In the late 1940s and early 1950s, many farmers in south-central Nebraska began drilling irrigation wells as they began flood irrigating row crops in furrows.

Have No-Tilled Soybeans Proven Too Successful?

Maybe it’s time to take a closer look at adding new crops to the more traditional no-till corn and soybean rotation.

By Frank Lessiter posted on November 1, 2001 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

While No-Tillers have long been among the leaders in sustainable agriculture, Gyles Randall is convinced that many no-tillers need to consider growing more than just corn and soybeans.

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