no-till

For the ninth time in its 31-year history, the annual National No-Tillage Conference is returning to St. Louis.  Hosted by No-Till Farmer, the event will be held January 10-13.   The content covers myriad topics in no-till, including equipment, cover crops, intercropping, economic analyses, soil analysis, fertilizing methods and more. Among th...

NRCS is encouraging Idaho farmers to participate in no-till November.   “We're excited to borrow from the no shave November, because in agriculture we have our own version of stubble, after harvest," said Mindi Rambo with NRCS-Idaho.  "And so ...

The share of acreage for major cash crops—wheat, corn, soybeans, and cotton—that are planted using conservation tillage has increased over the past two decades in the United States.  According to ERS, farmers reported employing conservation tillage on the majority of acres of wheat at 68%, 76% of corn acres, and 74% of soybeans.  Conservation tillag...

The delegates of the U.S. Grains Council elected Josh Miller as Chairman of its Board of Directors during the Board of Delegates Meeting in California. “It’s important to me to learn as much as I possibly can,” Miller said during incoming remarks. Miller is a f...

A new USDA report shows that farmers are using more no-till practices, crop rotations, more efficient irrigation methods, and advanced technologies over the last decade. The report from the Natural Resources Conservation Service says farmers are making a lot of progress in their voluntary conservation efforts ...

As planting season wraps up, farmers might be tempted to put their planters in the shed without looking them over first. Grayson Catania, product marketing manager at CNH Industrial, said producers should go through several steps before storing their planters ...

Canada's Prairie agriculture is described as dry-land farming and for some time now the region has been living up to that description. Farmers in the prairies need heavy winter snows as much as spring rains to replenish their soils ahead of the growing season ...

Last week, Bayer launched a new carbon initiative enabling growers to be rewarded for adopting certain carbon smart farming practices, helping farmers generate additional revenue. Company officials said the initiative makes Bayer the first to develop a transparent, science-based and collaborative approach to a carbon market in agriculture ...

The Soil Health Partnership’s Cover Crop Planting Report shows that farmers are using diverse strategies to plant their cover crops. They’re also using a variety of plant species to help keep their soils healthier. The partnership is the flagship sustainability program of the National Corn Growers Association. They condu ...

Last week, House Democrats’ climate change committee released an ambitious framework for slashing greenhouse gas emissions to net-zero by 2050.  The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition said those plans include agriculture playing a key role in the goal. The emi ...