In case you missed it, yet another powerful testimonial to the benefits of no-till practices aired recently, this time on a major cable TV channel.

Studies about cover crops from many of the semi-arid Great Plains have been cautionary or conditional, owing to potential concerns about soil moisture or nutrient use from covers seeded ahead of cash crops.

No-till practices and seeding cover crops offer soil health benefits, but a newly released study also touts the direct economic benefits of these conservation methods.

With all the bad press of late about farming systems failing, it's nice to see stories about growers seeking out no-till and regenerative farming practices as the solution.

If an agricultural company bowed to pressure and demanded you produce “pollution-free food,” how would you handle it?

Wisconsin's State Fair is in full swing this week. I always love attending this annual event, with its lively mix of music, food and, of course, agriculture. This year, however, it takes on added meaning for me as I embrace the new role of managing editor of No-Till Farmer.

Some progress is being made in Kansas on reducing the drastic decline of this important aquatic resource. Find out how farmers moved the needle.

It would be easy to lower expectations when you’re only getting 12-14 inches of precipitation each year. But that’s not the case for Steve and Becky Camp, who converted to no-till and made big changes in their rotation to keep something growing on their land as much of the growing season as possible.

It’s a modest start, but it looks like there’s a push under way to get the message about the benefits of no-till practices and soil health into high school and college classrooms.

Texas A&M AgriLife researchers have shared interesting results about wheat varieties and their ability to use stored soil water. What can you do to improve soil water storage and availability, outside of just buying the right variety? You guessed it.