Seiler cites two individuals who have been important mentors to him – David Brandt, an Ohio farmer who was a pioneer in the ...

“No-till reduces soil erosion 80-90%,” DeLong said. Water health can be helped by edge-of-the-field practices such as ...

More farmers are trying out conservation tillage and cover crops, but not all of them choose to permanently adopt the ...

More farmers are trying out conservation tillage and cover crops, but not all of them choose to permanently adopt the ...

The continuous slow mineralization of nutrients present in the cover crop residue associated with improved soil conditions resulting from no-till, plus the release of organic compounds increasing ...

DeLong said that cover crops also can be used for grazing. She said no-till is the most beneficial crop practice for water and soil quality. “No-till reduces soil erosion 80-90%,” DeLong said.

Support for the work was provided by NASA through Grant 80-NSSC23-M0034; the U.S. Department of Agriculture NRCS Grant No. 2021-1033/NR213A750013G022, USDA NRCS Grant No. 2023-1372/134157-Z5393201 ...