Josh Metsker addresses the benefits of shallow tillage, noting it works the top one or two inches of the soil. Tillage decisions have long been framed by some farmers and equipment manufacturers as an ...

The share of acreage for major cash crops—wheat, corn, soybeans, and cotton—that are planted using conservation tillage has increased over the past two decades in the United States. Conservation ...

More farmers are trying out conservation tillage and cover crops, but not all of them choose to permanently adopt the practices, a new Economic Research Service report has found. The analysis of USDA ...

After a fall harvest and before the spring planting season, soil is typically cultivated so it can become more fertile and welcoming for plant growth. All farmers practice at least one type of tillage ...

Learn the difference between harmful and beneficial pests to help boost soil biology in conservation cropping systems.

Soil preparation methods in U.S. agriculture reached a watershed in 1997. Nationally, conservation tillage acres outstripped conventional acres for the first time ever last season, with 37.3% of the ...

This Market Intel article is the second in a five-part series highlighting agricultural ecosystem credit markets and the opportunities and challenges they present farmers, as well as the policy levers ...

Each year, Ohio Farmer bestows the prestigious Master Farmer award on two individuals who have demonstrated how to farm more ...

The San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District is considering ways to promote a more widespread adoption of conservation tillage practices. Reducing dust from tilling would fulfill a commitment ...

WILLMAR, Minn. – Four farmers shared the ups and downs of experimenting with different tillage practices as members of the farmer panel for the 2016 Conservation Tillage Conference held Dec. 15-16 in ...

ST. PAUL -- Low-interest loans are available throughout Minnesota to farmers implementing no-till or minimum tillage conservation practices in their fields. Farmers interested in applying for a loan ...