Ten years ago, north-central Iowa farmer Dave Gerber did what few dare—he switched all of his 1,100 acres from conventional tillage to strip-till in just one season. He now spends 60% less on ...

Fall will be here before you know it, which means it’s time to start thinking about tillage. Ken Ferrie shares two videos explaining how to successfully set and operate your hybrid chisel and ...

The field is first divided into three tillage sections – conventional tillage, stip-till and no-till. Then, each of those sections are divided into halves – half with cover crop and half without.

Whether you no-till or conventional till, managing weeds can be a struggle. Oftentimes the type of weeds you're finding in your fields can be determined by your tillage system.

Mugge said conventional tillage is the best option for weed control on his farm. Being an organic farmer, he doesn’t have access to the herbicides that other farmers may use.

No-till farming, a key conservation agriculture strategy that avoids conventional plowing and otherwise disturbing the soil, may not bring a hoped-for boost in crop yields in much of the world, ...

February 1998 Conservation tillage numbers plow conventional acres under WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Nationally, conservation tillage acres outstripped conventional acres for the first time ever last ...

In conventional tillage, the earth is turned to a depth of 8 to 12 inches with a plow, most commonly one of the moldboard variety. Subsequently, the plot is disked at least twice more to prepare ...

No-till farming, a key conservation agriculture strategy that avoids conventional plowing and otherwise disturbing the soil, may not bring a hoped-for boost in crop yields in much of the world ...

Survey topics included no-till, conservation tillage (e.g., ridge till, mulch till), and conventional tillage (e.g., moldboard plow, chisel plow, disk harrow). The data show no-till grew by roughly 12 ...

No-till farming, a key conservation agriculture strategy that avoids conventional plowing and otherwise disturbing the soil, may not bring a hoped-for boost in crop yields in much of the world ...