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No-Till Highlights: May 7, 2026

By Mackane Vogel posted on May 7, 2026

This Week's Lineup:

No-Tiller Sees Big Difference Just 6 Years After Ditching the Plow
Your Farm Could Be the Topic for an Upcoming Story in No-Till Farmer Magazine
How to Save a Farm
Strait of Hormuz Crisis: Why Fertilizer Relief Could Be Years Away for U.S. Farmers
First Generation Farmers Are Doing Things Differently

Reducing Tillage Improves Soil, Yields

December 19, 2019 | Posted in Precision Agriculture, Soil Health

Source: Stanford University

By monitoring crops through machine learning and satellite data, Stanford scientists have found farms that till the soil less can increase yields of corn and soybeans and improve the health of the soil.

CNH Industrial Launches New Organizational Structure

January 14, 2019

CNH Industrial announced it is laying the foundation for accelerated global growth and profitability by changing its organizational structure and strengthening and focusing its Global Executive Committee.

What is the Economic Value of Manure?

December 19, 2017 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Source: Rick Koelsch, University of Nebraska – Lincoln

The key to gaining the economic value from manure nutrients is the rate at which manure is applied and more.

Farmers of the Future Will Utilize Drones, Robots and GPS

March 20, 2015 | Posted in Equipment, Precision Agriculture

A Texas A&M University biological and agricultural engineer shares the impact of precision technology on agriculture and what new technologies growers can anticipate in the future.

Big Steps Toward Conservation

By John Dobberstein posted on February 19, 2014 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health

After 2 years of political wrangling, U.S. lawmakers and President Barack Obama have approved a 5-year Farm Bill, also known as the Agricultural Act of 2014.

Additional 'Ecosystem Services' Found On No-Till Tomato And Cotton Farms

February 12, 2014 | Posted in Cover Crops

Source: By Jeannette E. Warnert, University of California

UC research has shown that conservation agriculture practices such as cover cropping and no tillage are generating additional "ecosystem services" in West Side cotton and tomato production.

Beck's Hybrids Continues Testing Multi-Hybrid Technology

February 11, 2014 | Posted in Equipment

Source: Becks Hybrids

Beck's Hybrids announces a continued collaboration with Kinze Mfg. Inc. to conduct onfarm research by providing expertise in hybrid placement, developing spatial management zones and site-specific seeding. Through Becks Practical Farm Research (PFR) Partners program, multi-hybrid corn planting will be utilized in onfarm research in Indiana, Illinois and Iowa in spring of 2014.

Farm Bill Passes House, Future In Senate Uncertain

January 30, 2014

Source: Associated Press

A nearly $100 billion-a-year compromise farm bill cleared the House Wednesday that eliminates a $4.5 billion-a-year farm subsidy called direct payments, but continues to heavily subsidize corn, soybeans, wheat, rice and cotton.

Researchers Sequence Genome Of Fungus Responsible For Soybean SDS

January 24, 2014 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Iowa State University

Researchers at Iowa State University have generated a draft genome sequence of Fusarium virguliforme, a pathogen that causes sudden death syndrome (SDS) in soybeans.

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On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Titan International, a big piece of equipment is unveiled at the Kinze Product Innovation Day in Williamsburg, Iowa.

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