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 ...

No till could help save time and eventually money, but don’t go into it without a plan. Talk to your neighbors and local extension to see what the best plan is to set your fields up for success.

From conventional horizontal tillage to strip-till and no-till, the key is applying a production system that can overcome each field’s weakness. Pros and Cons of 7 Tillage Systems - AgWeb ...

Yields of no-till corn, for instance, are often reduced by 5 to 10 percent on these kinds of soils, compared with yields with conventional tillage, particularly in northern regions.

When it comes to till vs. no-till, there is give and take in any situation, according to an Ashland County soil conservationist. When it comes to till vs. no-till, ...

A study by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Economic Research Service found that while nearly half of all corn, soybean, wheat, and cotton acreage was identified as no-till or strip-till ...

Using transplants is easier in no-till gardening systems; the mulch layer is easier to transplant directly into rather than direct seeding, especially for small-seeded crops like lettuce and broccoli.

Last year was the first year of the 60-acre test plot with corn planted into what had been a wheat field the year before. This year, Johnson is following the corn with sugarbeets, and his field ...

No-till corn also uses a massive amount of synthetic fertilizers that can harm soil life and our health—about 7.6 billion pounds each year. On top of that, the report shows conventional no-till ...

Therefore, no-till planting soybean into corn residue will yield like other tillage systems but also result in high economic returns. Moving to a no-till system can save $15 to $25 per acre in ...

No-till also leaves residue that harbors slugs and snails that eat crops, discouraging farmers, Eash said. "However, all is not lost," Eash said. "Farmers just need more incentives for no-till." ...

He grows barley, oats, wheat, corn, soybeans and other crops using no-till planting, cover crops, mixed farming (sheep graze his fields in between plantings) and other regenerative practices, for ...