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Boosting Soil Pore Space Humidity Key to No-Till Success

By Dr. C. John Baker posted on March 19, 2026 | Posted in Soil Health

No-tillage is still awaiting the discovery of a “silver bullet” before it will become cemented as the irreversible replacement for conventional tillage on a global scale.

Legendary No-Till Advice

How’s Life Down Under with Your Soil? It’s Your Decision

Here’s a peek at what millions of soil microorganisms would likely see during and after a tillage pass

By Randall Reeder posted on April 28, 2025 | Posted in Soil Health

No, “down under” does not refer to Australia. How is life under the surface of your crop fields? Imagine being one of the critters that live in, not on, your soil.

Tips for Fighting Slugs — and What Future Control Looks Like

A multi-state team of researchers and farmers in the mid-Atlantic states are comparing notes and looking for new ways to control this voracious crop pest

By John Dobberstein posted on February 18, 2025 | Posted in Crop Protection

Slugs cause tens of millions of dollars in damage to U.S. crops each year, and despite much research and effort into minimizing the damage, many no-tillers feel they’re still losing the battle.

Tillage On Display Supports Researcher’s Soil Erosion Estimates

By Dan Crummett posted on October 30, 2024 | Posted in Residue Management

Geologist says the effects of tillage should be incorporated into the USDA’s erosion estimates, so the agency's numbers might better align with the 57.6 billion metrictons of soil that the researchers estimate has been lost across the Midwest in the last 160 years.

International No-Till, Strip-Till and Cover Crops Research Journal – September 2024

Each month, the conservation ag group at Cornell University offers an analysis of the latest scientific papers dealing with conservation agriculture research from around the world. For this on-going web series, our editors will be selecting several research papers from the Cornell list that will be of special interest to North American no-tillers, strip-tillers and cover croppers.

By Frank Lessiter posted on September 11, 2024 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health, Strip-Till Farming

In this edition:

Earthworms as Soil Health Indicators in No-Tillage Agroecosystems
No-Till Farming and Climate Change Mitigation: Lessons Learnt from Long-Term No-Till Experiments and Future Perspectives (Chapter 2)
The Impact of ‘T’-shaped Furrow Opener of No-Tillage Seeder on Straw and Soil Based on Discrete Element Method
Characterization of Soil Pores in Strip-Tilled and Conventionally-Tilled Soil Using X-ray Computed Tomography
Critical Review of the Impact of Cover Crops on Soil Properties
Understanding Farmers’ Adoption of Conservation Tillage in South Dakota: A Modified Application of the Theory of Planned Behavior

Soybean Expert Answers 4 Most Common Questions about Soybean Planting

By Shawn Conley posted on April 9, 2024 | Posted in Crop Protection, Seeding & Planting

Source: Cool Bean Blog

This "Cool Bean" blog features agronomic insights about soybean planting dates, seeding rate, pre-herbicide timing and seed treatment recommendations.

No-Tiller Wins 3rd Place in 2023 Illinois Wheat Yield Contest

September 8, 2023 | Posted in Soil Health

Third place in the Illinois Wheat Association's 2023 Wheat Yield Contest was secured by wheat farmer Kurt Sudholt of Clinton County, Ill.

[Video] Planting Corn into Living Cereal Rye with Tony Peirick

By Julia Gerlach posted on September 4, 2019 | Posted in Cover Crops, Equipment, Seeding & Planting, Soil Health

In spring of 2019, Watertown, Wis., no-tiller Tony Peirick planted corn into living cereal rye. See his fields in several stages of growth, starting with emergent cereal rye in spring, planting into the rye, rolling it after planting, and more.

No-Till Farmer Launches “Ultimate No-Tiller Giveaway”

More than 100 chances to win. Everybody wins something, some will WIN BIG.

March 22, 2019

No-Till Farmer is celebrating the recent release of the book, From Maverick to Mainstream: A History of No-Till Farming, by holding The Ultimate No-Tiller Giveaway, an instant win contest giving contestants the chance to win more than 100 No-Till Farmer products and exclusive discounts. The contest is free to enter and runs through March 31, 2019.

High Profit? Or High Yield?

By Frank Lessiter posted on October 31, 2018 | Posted in Crop Protection, Equipment, Nutrient Management, Seeding & Planting

Many coffee shop conversations among farmers after harvest this fall turned out to be pretty much the same as in previous years.

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Boosting Soil Pore Space Humidity Key to No-Till Success

How’s Life Down Under with Your Soil? It’s Your Decision

Tips for Fighting Slugs — and What Future Control Looks Like

Tillage On Display Supports Researcher’s Soil Erosion Estimates

International No-Till, Strip-Till and Cover Crops Research Journal – September 2024

Soybean Expert Answers 4 Most Common Questions about Soybean Planting

No-Tiller Wins 3rd Place in 2023 Illinois Wheat Yield Contest

[Video] Planting Corn into Living Cereal Rye with Tony Peirick

No-Till Farmer Launches “Ultimate No-Tiller Giveaway”

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