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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.

Straw ‘Checkerboards,’ Bacteria Turn Desert Sand Into Soil

By John Dobberstein posted on March 2, 2026 | Posted in Soil Health

It’s hard to grow anything where there is little or no moisture. But scientists in China are trying to change the paradigm with lab-grown bacterial microbes and straw checkerboards.

Don’t Be a “More-On”: The Win-Wins Behind No-Till

With soil health at the core, Monte Bottens lays out a strategy to reduce or eliminate expensive crop inputs and reduce pollution and health concerns downstream from the farm

By Dan Crummett posted on February 17, 2026 | Posted in Crop Protection, Nutrient Management, Soil Health

With soil health at the core, Monte Bottens lays out a strategy to reduce or eliminate expensive crop inputs and reduce pollution and health concerns downstream from the farm

Legendary No-Till Advice

News Flash... Carbon Loss Equals Yield Loss

Restoring our soil is an ideal way to increase yields — & we’ll still have the increased yields by genetic improvements & technology

By Randall Reeder posted on November 4, 2025 | Posted in Soil Health

Restoring our soil is an ideal way to increase yields — & we’ll still have the increased yields by genetic improvements & technology

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What I've Learned from No-Tilling

Proof of No-Till Benefits Found ‘In the Plots’

Almost 30 years of on-farm trials has guided Blaine Baker on adoption of technologies & practices that are truly profitable on his Michigan farm

By Martha Mintz posted on November 4, 2025 | Posted in Cover Crops, Precision Agriculture, Soil Health

Almost 30 years of on-farm trials has guided Blaine Baker on adoption of technologies & practices that are truly profitable on his Michigan farm

Webinar Replay

How Microbes Enable Successful and Profitable No-Tilling [Webinar]

March 11, 2025 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Seeding & Planting, Soil Health

Holganix President of Agriculture, Dr. David Stark, explores the critical impact of tillage on soil biology and its direct influence on farm profitability.

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No-Till Highlights: Feb. 13, 2025

By Mackane Vogel posted on February 13, 2025

No-Till Farmer editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at the grower's realm from the lofty digital realm. Here is our favorite content from the past week from across the web.

International No-Till, Strip-Till and Cover Crops Research Journal – November 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 November 13, 2024 | Posted in Cover Crops, Crop Protection, Seeding & Planting, Soil Health

In this edition:

Further Adoption of Conservation Tillage Can Increase Maize Yields in the Western U.S. Corn Belt
A New Theory for Soil Health
Weed Communities after Decades of Mineral Fertilization and Tillage Treatments in a Corn–Soybean Rotation
Changes in Soil Microbial Parameters after Herbicide Application in Soils under Conventional Tillage and Non-Tillage

Dealing with No-Till’s Biggest Soil Water Mistake

By Dr. C. John Baker posted on October 16, 2024 | Posted in Soil Health, Water Management

John Baker examines the potential gains from learning to exploit vapor forms of soil water. Mankind’s very survival on planet earth may depend on this recognition taking place.

Webinar Replay

Digging into Crop Residue: The Role of Soil Microbes [Webinar]

July 11, 2024 | Posted in Residue Management, Soil Health

In this webinar, Holganix President of Agriculture, Dave Stark Ph.D. will discuss the role of soil microbes in breaking down crop residue and building soil health.

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Kinze Innovation Day Showcases No-Till, Strip-Till Equipment

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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