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No-Till Highlights: April 23, 2026

By Mackane Vogel posted on April 23, 2026

This Week's Lineup:

Pig Manure & No-Till — A Match Made in Heaven?
Regenerative Agriculture from Start to Finish
Built in the Shop, Proven in the Field — Planter Preparations
Cover Crops & Double Cropping Play Expanded Role in Commodity Crop Rotations
Researchers Develop Dynamic Framework to Monitor Tillage Practices from Space

How Balancing Micronutrients Can Boost No-Till Yields

Micronutrients only make up about 2% of a typical fertility program, but failing to manage them properly can hurt yield potential in a big way

By John Dobberstein posted on April 28, 2025 | Posted in Nutrient Management

When no-tillers are looking to boost crop yields, it’s tempting to search for the “latest and greatest” product to find the solution. But sometimes farming from a job isn’t the answer. There could be some elusive reasons yields aren’t hitting expectations.

Do Cover Crops Cause Yield Drag in No-Till?

By Amanda Kautz posted on January 30, 2024 | Posted in Cover Crops

Source: Farm Progress

Many benefits of a cover crop being integrated into a crop rotation are long term and multi-year. The longer the system is in place, the more resilient the soil and the more benefits are realized.

Three Ways to Achieve a 266% ROI with Cover Crops

Rulon Enterprises in Indiana shares how cover crops free up fertility, increase yields and improve soil health, providing a $69.17-per-acre benefit.

By Laura Barrera posted on May 1, 2017 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management

Rulon Enterprises in Indiana shares how cover crops free up fertility, increase yields and improve soil health, providing a $69.17-per-acre benefit.

March 2017 Poll: Yield Increase from Cover Crops

February 17, 2017 | Posted in Cover Crops

Do you believe you’ve seen a yield increase from using cover crops on your no-till operation, and if so, how much?

Drainage System Increases Yield, Reduces Nutrient Runoff

December 24, 2016 | Posted in Water Management

Source: University of Missouri Extension

University of Missouri agronomists found corn and soybean yields increase by 20% or more when they use drainage control systems.

What I've Learned from No-Tilling

No-Till, Cover Crops and Wheat Pull Farm Out of a Yield Rut

Yields had stalled for Dick and Chris Nissen until no-till, tiling, cover crops and wheat helped them manage water issues and improve their soils.

By Chris Nissen and Martha Mintz posted on November 19, 2016 | Posted in Cover Crops, Seeding & Planting, Water Management

Our farm hit a plateau in the 1990s. Yields were flat and we just weren’t making the gains we thought we should be. It’s not that we sought out no-till as the magic solution; we just knew we had to try something different, as conventional tillage wasn’t cutting it.

From the Desk of Laura Barrera

Cover Crops Prove Profitable in 2015

By Laura Barrera posted on August 2, 2016 | Posted in Cover Crops

Once again, growers who seed cover crops have higher yields — and profits — than those who don’t, say the results of Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education (SARE) and Conservation Technology Information Center (CTIC)’s fourth annual Cover Crop Survey.

How Cover Crops Pay Off in a Continuous No-Till System

Cover crops involve some expense, but Rulon Enterprises in Arcadia, Ind., finds they do more than pay their way in their no-till system of 20-plus years.

By Laura Barrera posted on June 11, 2015 | Posted in Cover Crops

There's no cash in cover crops, Ken Rulon says, just tremendous value. And if no-tillers stick to the system, they can see both yield and cost benefits in the long run.

Seed Treatments Effective in Early-Season Pest Control

February 23, 2015 | Posted in Crop Protection, Seeding & Planting

Mississippi State University researchers found that replicated trials from 2005-14 indicate pretreated seeds are effective at whichever level of treatment a no-tiller chooses.

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Cover Crops, Strip-Till Spark Desert Soil Revival

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