Local farmers, Farmers for Soil Health, The Nature Conservancy and the Ohio No-Till Council met at Burkholder Farms and discussed soil practices in the field Tuesday in Lima. LIMA — Farmers from area ...
Farmers can improve soil health and water quality by adopting no-till and reduced tillage practices. Learn how.
"Our experience of being no-till farmers translates into being completely by hand. And I think that that is — it's somewhat unique and not unique historically. It's part of the indigenous wisdom," ...
Crimson clover can be used as a cover crop in corn, soybeans and wheat fields to improve soil health. Much of the research on regenerative farming practices, such as no-till or cover crops, has looked ...
MANKATO, Minn. — Implementing no-till farming and other conservation practices can be great for your farm’s soil health and overall environment. But many have concerns when it comes to the cost of ...
Corn growers in the Midwest are testing whether they can use less fertilizer and still maintain yields or improve their bottom line through on-farm research trials. The project is designed for ...
The Smith family captures value from cover crops twice—first as high-quality cattle feed and then as biological fuel for no-till corn and soybeans.
No-till farming started as a way to keep costs down for conventional farmers in danger of losing their land. Now it has become a subculture and a way of life for outsider farmers all over rural ...
Faithfull Farms is a 1-acre, no-till/low-till tunnel production farm, selling at local farmers markets, wholesale and to restaurants. The farm’s permanent planting beds are a market-style setup and ...
The Texas High Plains can be unforgiving with lack of rainfall, high temperatures and powerful wind gusts. Barry Evans, a Swisher County, Texas, farmer, has learned to embrace the challenging ...
The soil health movement appears to be gaining momentum among Idaho farmers and conservation districts statewide. Over 10 years after the Natural Resources Conservation Service launched its Soil ...