In 2021, No-Till Farmer editors began planning the “Triple Crown” of no-till milestones that were aligning in 2022. That is, 60 years since the first commercial no-till plots in Kentucky, 50 years since the launch of No-Till Farmer and 30 years of the National No-Tillage Conference, to be held back in no-till’s ol’ Kentucky home. The No-Till History series is made possible by Calmer Corn Heads.

Allis-Chalmers (A-C) is widely credited with designing, manufacturing and selling the first “commercially successful” no-tillage planters in 1966. Landoll Corp. acquired Allis-Chalmers landmark no-till innovation in 1993 and rebranded it as the Quadra-Planter. The No-Till History series is made possible by Calmer Corn Heads.

As a follow-up to first installment in No-Till Farmer’s No-Till History Series on H.H. Bennett, here are 10 of our favorite quotes the first Soil Conservation Service director.

The No-Till History series is made possible by Calmer Corn Heads.

Two ‘founding fathers’ were instrumental in setting the stage for no-tillage, yet never got to see it in practice before their deaths. The No-Till History series is made possible by Calmer Corn Heads.

As our staff was delving into research for the “Timeline of No-Till History," ​the No-Till Museum we’ll be bringing to the National No-Tillage Conference in Louisville, and an all-new history series planned in 2022 to mark the “triple crown” of no-till milestones, we discovered some mystery over the first no-till planter. And it’s the kind of discovery that’s sure to fuel additional debates. The No-Till History series is made possible by Calmer Corn Heads.