Wheat Journal: Mix No-Till and Rotations to Store More Precipitation. F11119 E ARS fallow study (USDA–ARS Fallow Study) By Sara Brown March 12, 2011 ...

And when figuring the economic difference between conventional tillage and no-till farming in grain-only production systems, the bottom line in the planned returns for 2007-2008 was $63.22 per ...

This represents a $16 advantage for no-till. "2008-2009 could be different," he said. "It might only be about a $4 advantage to no-till because glyphosate prices went up." ...

Wheat farmers in eastern Oregon and Washington who use no-till production systems can substantially stem soil erosion and enhance efforts to protect water quality, according to new research.

They adopted the no-till farming method about five years ago as a way of overcoming the region’s exceptionally dry climate. You don’t need a ton of rainfall to grow wheat, but you still need some.

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

Over the last couple of decades, Jeff Sturgis, founder of Whitetail Habitat Solutions and author of Whitetail Success by Design, has perfected an Ultimate No-Till Food Plot system that makes even ...

In wet years, like 2011, Kazakh farmers produced 24 million tons of wheat. But no-till is even more important in dry years, like 2012, when farmers grew only 11 million tons of wheat; without no-till, ...

Overall, the no-till approach means thinking anew about how to garden. This is not necessarily easy for a seasoned, orthodox gardener, but the reward is a system that, once established, requires ...

No-Till Food Plot Gear List. I’m putting in no-till plots this summer with nothing but a backpack sprayer and a hand spreader. Sturgis’ equipment is a little more sophisticated—but not a lot ...