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No-Till Highlights: Feb. 19, 2026

By Mackane Vogel posted on February 19, 2026

This Week's Lineup:

Soybean School — Boosting No-Till Plant Stands Without Hiking Seed Rates
Why Amish Farmers Never Rototill Their Soil (And What They Do Instead)
The Death of NPK — Why Lazy Soils & Broken Yields Start with Modern Agronomy
Comparing No-Till Methods to Conventional Tillage at Whitewater Gardens Farm
Is No-Till By Itself Enough to Move the Needle?

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No-Till Highlights: Oct. 30, 2025

By Mackane Vogel posted on October 30, 2025

This Week's Lineup:

Is This Drill the Future of No-till Farming?
Integrating Livestock into No-till Farming Systems
Tillage Tug-of-War: No-Till vs. The Other Guys
No-Tilling Winter Rye into Millet Stubble
Strategies for Growing No-Till Organic Soybeans

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Strip-Till Corn Yields 9 Bushels Higher Than No-Till Average in Dry Year

Steady yields & increased cover crop usage among key takeaways from 11th annual Strip-Till Operational Benchmark Study

By Noah Newman posted on July 9, 2024 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Strip-Till Farming

Strip-Till Farmer’s 11th annual Strip-Till Operational Benchmark Study, with responses from 215 strip-tillers across the U.S., shows that strip-till yields didn’t take much of a dip in 2023, despite much of the country experiencing dry or drought conditions.

Interseeding Cover Crops Lifts No-Tillers’ Soybean Yields 20 Bushels Above County Average

Rye, flax & oats all play distinct role in this farmer's cover crop mix

By Mackane Vogel posted on May 28, 2024 | Posted in Cover Crops, Seeding & Planting

Alex Frasier remembers taking naps as a little kid in the tractor while his dad Jayme was driving around, working the field. Fast forward to 2024 and the Faulkton, S.D., no-tiller is working with his dad on the farm, interseeding cover crops into no-till soybeans with Jayme’s blessing.

No-Till, Strip-Till Out Yield Other Tillage Systems in 2023 National Corn Contest

In an in-depth analysis of the 2023 National Corn Growers Association contest data, growers using these two tillage systems came out on top for both yield & nitrogen efficiency

By Frank Lessiter posted on April 1, 2024 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Among 6,882 entries in the 2023 National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) NCGA annual yield contest from 3,824 growers in 46 states, a father-and-son team from Charles City, Va., captured the top two rankings with yields of 590 and 623 bushels per acre.

Measure Soil Bulk Density to Understand Soil’s Health

Maintaining pore space in agricultural soils reduces compaction

By Dan Crummett posted on February 23, 2024 | Posted in Soil Health

For no-tillers interested in improving the productivity of their fields, measuring bulk density of soils at various levels can provide an indicator of overall soil health and any potential effects of compaction on soil structure.

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Cover Crops Managed Properly Can Bring Immediate Benefits

Boost Revenue & Soil Health by Integrating Livestock with No-Till

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Cover Crops, Strip-Till Spark Desert Soil Revival

On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Titan International, we pay a visit to Strip-Till Innovator Robert Boyle’s farm in Coolidge, Ariz., for an up-close look at how he’s transforming his soils with cover crops and diverse rotations.

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