AMES, Iowa – A new study that combines survey data and cutting-edge computer modeling found a growing trend in tillage intensity in U.S. corn and soybean production in recent years has led to an ...

BROOKINGS, S.D. -- Unlike water erosion, tillage erosion is not strongly affected by slope length. Therefore, in hilly regions that have many changes in slope, tillage erosion can be the dominant ...

Cover crops provide benefits to vegetable farms of all sizes in addition to larger-scale contributions to the public good. Reduced tillage systems can provide additional soil health benefits. Many ...

John Nowatzki remembers driving from Jamestown, N.D., to Cavalier, N.D., a trip of about 180 miles in central North Dakota, on a November afternoon in 2012. Along the way, Nowatzki, the North Dakota ...

I sat down to write this piece after a five-inch April snowstorm gave our newly planted wheat fields their first drink of the season. Wheat is one of five crops we raise on our farm just outside ...

“We’ve shown remote sensing can quantify regional-scale tillage information in a cost-effective manner. This field-level information can be used to support growers in their management practices, as ...

There has been a strong welcome from the farm organisations for the commencement of the new tillage sustainability payments.

Researchers from the Agroecosystem Sustainability Center at the University of Illinois can detect soil tillage practices from space, weaving together data from ground images, airborne sensors and ...

OVER 8,500 farmers will see money in their bank accounts this week as part of the National Tillage Sustainability Support ...

Minister Heydon has announced the start of payments totalling €29.1 million under the new National Tillage Sustainability ...