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No-Till Highlights: Jan. 22, 2026

By Mackane Vogel posted on January 22, 2026

This Week's Lineup:

No-Tilling Organic Corn into Living Alfalfa
No-Till Garlic & Cover Crops
What Does Regenerative Agriculture Mean?
Transforming a Heavily Tilled Field to No-Till — It’s Not Easy But It Pays
From $1.5M Debt to Thriving Farm: Our No-Till Journey

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No-Till Highlights: Dec. 19, 2024

December 19, 2024

No-Till Farmer editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at the grower's realm from the lofty digital realm. Here is our favorite content from the past week from across the web.

Thinking About Blending No-Till and Organic? Read This First.

By Brian O'Connor posted on June 9, 2022 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Residue Management, Seeding & Planting, Soil Health

The report summarizes the basic planting schedule and points to the advantages the combination of organic and no-till soils can offer.

Cornell Studies Promising Link for Insect Control

February 22, 2022 | Posted in Crop Protection

The study has public health and agricultural implications, as tapping into environmentally dependent mechanisms that influence reproduction in mosquitoes and crop pests may offer new control strategies.

Is Glyphosate Harming Your No-Tilled Soils?

Researchers say the widely used herbicide is lingering longer than previously thought and could negatively impact soil and plant health.

By John Dobberstein posted on October 28, 2017 | Posted in Crop Protection, Nutrient Management, Soil Health

Glyphosate and Roundup Ready crops have played a key role in the growth of agriculture and even helped boost adoption of no-till practices. Farmers don’t have to plow to kill weeds and can let the herbicide do the work.

Crop Insurance Could Be an Incentive for Better Soil Health

By Laura Barrera posted on June 7, 2017

Should crop insurance be linked to soil health? Two scientists at Cornell University believe that if we want to see soil health improve, the answer is “yes.”

Scientists Propose Restructured Phosphorus Index

April 19, 2017 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Source: American Society of Agronomy

The scientists at Cornell University say the new index will account for the characteristics of a field and help evaluate the risk of phosphorus runoff.

Rigging Up A Late-Season Cover Crop, Fertilizer Solution

With help from a fabricator, New York strip-tiller Donn Branton converted a RoGator into a dual-purpose machine that seeds covers and dry fertilizer into standing corn and soybeans.

By John Dobberstein posted on October 1, 2014 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming

Seeding cover crops into standing corn and soybeans in a colder climate can be a daunting challenge, so Donn Branton came up with a solution on his farm that actually solves two problems in one pass.

New Tool Studies How Roots Take Shape In Soil

February 20, 2013 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: USDA ARS

A U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientist and his colleague at Cornell University have developed a new tool for studying how roots take shape in the soil.

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Butterflies Vs. Bt Corn

By Frank Lessiter posted on February 1, 2001 | Posted in Crop Protection

With considerable controversy surrounding the impact of Bt corn on butterflies over the past several years, recent research indicates the fear isn’t as great as once suspected.

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