If Midwest farms adopted low-intensity tilling practices or stopped tilling, erosion of critical topsoil could decrease by 95 percent in the next 100 years.
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s statistics, no-till and conservation tillage are on the rise. In a new study, the University of Illinois scientists demonstrate a way to accurately map tilled land in real-time by integrating ground, airborne, and satellite imagery.
American Farmland Trust and the Natural Resource Conservation Service have signed a two-year, $2 million cooperative agreement to further develop and improve AFT’s soil health economic, and environmental tools.
No-tillage crop production is increasingly popular as growers seek to reduce costs and enroll in new conservation programs.
Jimmy and Ginger started slowly by no-tilling one of their fields to learn about how it could be applied broadscale and eventually got into cover crops.
Using no-till and prescribed fire management are two ways to manage crop residue. Both practices help keep organic matter and nitrogen in the soil.
Modern agriculture isn’t a stagnant mindset — farmers do lots of research and strive to make informed decisions at every turn.
Research out of Penn State suggests that organic soybean producers who reduce tillage and use cover crops can achieve solid yields at competitive costs.
No-till November, a program related to human health as well as to farmers and soil health, is growing in popularity.
Growing is part of being sustainable. Farmers are learning and adopting new agricultural sustainability practices to improve our farms.