Several reduced tillage practices include vertical-till, strip-till, zone-till, and no-till. Reducing tillage means exactly what you think — making fewer passes through the field and/or decreasing the ...

WATERTOWN, S.D. — When it comes to no-till farming, getting the right equipment is key. Paul Jasa, extension engineer at the University of Nebraska, has been working with no-till crop production ...

DECORAH, Iowa — Paul Hunter agreed to host an Iowa Learning Farm field day because he thought it might encourage others to consider no-till farming. "No-till is one of those things that unless you see ...

Experts weigh in on no-to-low-till farming equipment, tools, and technology that will preserve the health of your soil to maximize growth potential. Soil consists of sand, silt, and clay, which come ...

TORIN HALSEY/TIMES RECORD NEWS Trevor Lalk drives a tractor with a no-till planter to plant corn seed in a field near Punkin Center. Lalk Brothers Farms received an award for their soil conservation ...

No-till planting of sweet corn into a killed winter rye cover crop has the potential to provide soil health benefits such as reduced compaction, improved soil water holding capacity, reduced ...