No-Till's ability to hold on to soil carbon ranks right at the top among farming systems for slowing greenhouse gas concerns.

Organization is the key in running a successful no-till operation and having an efficiently-run farm office plays a very important role.

Let's get one thing straight. Sequestering carbon in our soils is not likely to happen unless farmers no-till.

While some people have suspected that the no-till acreage has been declining, results of a recent survey in Iowa indicate it was virtually unchanged between 1997 and 1999. Even so, the number of Iowa farmers who are using valuable soil conservation practices appears to be leveling off.

Even though we’ve been hearing sporadic reports that a few farmers are parking their no-till equipment and going back to the disc, chisel plow and field cultivator, rest assured that you’re making the right decision.

One of the hottest presentations at the 2000 National No-Tillage Conference in Des Moines, Iowa, was Don Nadermann's talk about using search engines. Find out what's still relevant today.

“I’d bet every no-till couple has valuable farm office management ideas they could share at the National No-Tillage Conference in Cincinnati,” says Elaine Hottel of Burkittsville, Md. “Trading valuable farm office management tips, tricks, techniques and forms could be a very valuable part of next January’s meeting.”

One of the things that makes the National No-Tillage Conference so successful year after year are the no-tilling roundtables.

At the 2000 National No-Tillage Conference, Kent Krukewitt of Champaign County, Ill., revealed some great Internet ideas for no-tillers. Rather than focusing on all the features of just a few sites, he touched on the services and advantages of many sites to illustrate how the Internet is growing rapidly and becoming an integral part of business and pleasure.