Some companies are advertising planters that don’t have to be altered for use in no-till conditions. Nevertheless, the majority of planters need some modification for no-till, says John Siemens, ...

Switching part of your acres to no-till is as simple as just parking the tillage tractor, right? Maybe not. Here are a few considerations before trying no-till for the first time. In the Des Moines ...

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 ...

AGCO Corporation, Duluth, Georgia, a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment, has unveiled two new planter models under the White Planters name. The planters offer features ...

EWING — The original no-till planter was not the primitive but ingenious machine parked here at the Ewing Demonstration Center. It was a screwdriver. Current and former educators associated with 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 ...

Isn't that about as practical as a carpenter who won't hammer or a firefighter who won't climb ladders? Not these days. Frey, a pig farmer in Pequea Township who grows corn, soybeans, wheat and barley ...

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 ...

ST. LOUIS — John Young’s family has been no-tilling longer than anyone on earth. But he still doesn’t have this thing licked. Young’s father, Harry Young Jr., planted a third of an acre with a crude, ...