During the recent U.S. Grains Council annual meeting in Orlando, Fla., veteran no-tiller Jim Andrew asked an intriguing question of three chemical company presidents composing a panel discussing the impact of biotechnology on agriculture.

Try as you may, it's difficult to find any bright spot among the nationwide growth of no-tilled acres during 1998 to talk about.

If you're wondering what attachments might be the perfect fit with your no-till drill, check out the rock-solid advice from these No-Till Farmer readers.

At last months seventh National No-Tillage Conference in St. Louis, there was considerable interest in the soybean intercropping program used by no-tillers Keith and Doug Thompson of Osage City, Kan. With this unique doublecropping program they intercrop soybeans into standing wheat in early April.

If you or some of your neighbors are getting fed up with the results of no-tilling corn into cold and wet soils, take a close look at recent Ohio State University yield numbers before reaching any decision on changing tillage practices.

Nearly 25 years ago, the word "sustainable" started coming up in farming conversations. Even then, some folks felt you had to be an organic farmer involved in low input farming to be sustainable.

When no-tillers hear John Obery talk about efficiency and performance, they listen carefully.

Under the Freedom To Farm Act, Keith Glewen has noticed no-tillers are starting to diversify more with the crops they grow. "When the new government laws were passed, these farmers were concerned about seeing the day when we'll have mountains of grain and that day has come" says the University of Nebraska educator.