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No-Till Takeaways: January 2026

December 15, 2025 | Posted in Cover Crops, Crop Protection, Precision Agriculture, Seeding & Planting, Soil Health, Water Management

Below are key no-till takeaways from several of the features found in the January 2026 issue of No-Till Farmer.

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Tiling Poorly-Drained Soils Can Boost Yields & Gross Revenue

Purdue study shows economic, soil health & conservation improvements through tiling naturally-occurring wet soils, along with timely early-season planting

By Dan Crummett posted on November 21, 2025 | Posted in Soil Health, Water Management

More than 35 years of research shows growers with “high water-table” soils can reap corn yield benefits from subsurface tiling and, at the same time, improve the effectiveness of their conservation practices.

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30-Year Study Showcases No-Till Benefits

By Frank Lessiter posted on November 4, 2025

For over three decades, researchers at Michigan’s Kellogg Research Station have measured yield, profitability, soil aggregation, carbon sequestration, greenhouse gas emissions and soil moisture in both tilled and no-tilled fields.

3 Crucial Prerequisites for Growing 300-Bushel Corn

By Michaela Paukner posted on February 1, 2024 | Posted in Crop Protection, Nutrient Management, Water Management

University of Illinois professor Fred Below says there are three crucial factors that no-tillers need to have right before diving into the management strategies outlined in his famous “7 Wonders of the Corn Yield World.”

Nutrient Uptake in Corn

December 11, 2017 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Soil Health

Source: By Stephen D. Strachan, Ph.D., DuPont Research Scientist

Nutrient uptake from the soil is a seven-step process, requiring input from the plant with participating elements of the roots, energy input, and vascular tissues.

Evaluating Flood-Damaged Crops

June 26, 2014 | Posted in Water Management

Source: Michigan State University Extension

Heavy rains, strong winds, hail and even tornadoes leave their mark on fields across the Midwest every year.

Tiling Boom Creates Business Opportunities For No-Tillers

The increased yields from improved soil drainage and long waits to get tile installed presents no-tillers with a new opportunity for a sideline enterprise.

By Mark Parker posted on February 1, 2013 | Posted in Precision Agriculture, Water Management

The economics of installing drainage systems on poorly drained farm ground are clearly positive for most no-tillers.

Enabling No-Till Yields to Increase with Drainage, Earthworms - Doral Kemper - NNTC 2016 Presentation - MP3 Download

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In no-till systems, earthworms enjoy a synergistic relationship with corn roots. The earthworms subsist on decaying residue of the roots and the roots extend further when they can find earthworm burrows to go through. In this presentation, Doral Kemper discusses how this relationship is enhanced when tile drainage prevents the water table from rising and eliminating aerated portions of the soil the worms need to survive and grow. The retired soil researcher from USDA-ARS shares how drainage and earthworms aid in the extension of roots, which enables crops to access more water in the late — and often dry — portions of the growing season when they hit the critical grain-filling stage. Kemper also explains how soil drainage to extend earthworm and root activity makes it one of the farmer’s best investments.

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