052_TimWaltz_LA_0514.jpg

Covers, Controlled Traffic Help Bring Clay Soils Under Control

By Laura Barrera posted on December 1, 2014 | Posted in Soil Health

Cereal rye and cover crop mixes, along with controlled traffic, are helping Tim and Carey Waltz improve their lake bed soils while increasing corn, soybean and wheat yields.

When Tim Waltz first tried no-till in 1983 as a demonstration for a local farm show, it was a dry year and the results weren’t impressive.

But one failure didn’t scare Tim and his brother, Carey, off for good. Looking to control erosion and cut the costs for fuel and labor, they started no-tilling later that decade and progressed to 100% no-till.

Now the Van Wert, Ohio, brothers feel they’ve finally got their no-till system…

To view the content, please register or login.
Registration is free. Use your registered user account to watch summit video and webinar replays, download eGuides, and manage your user profile.
KEYWORDS cereal rye seeded into corn residue experimenting with Austrian winter peas and radishes increase in yields from no-till farming no-till demonstrations transitioning to new farming operations
Laura barrera

Laura Barrera

Laura Barrera is the former managing editor of No-Till Farmer and Conservation Tillage Guide magazines. Prior to joining No-Till Farmer, she served as an assistant editor for a greenhouse publication. Barrera holds a B.A. in magazine journalism from Ball State University.

Related Articles

No-Tillers Tame Heat and Tough Clay Soils

What I've Learned From No-Tilling: No-tilling, Cover Crops Help Tame Troublesome Soils

Saved Sediment, Covers, Worms Bring No-Till ‘Gold’ to the Surface

NNTC_Logo_2025_4c.png

The National No-Tillage Conference returns January 7-10, 2025! Build and refine your no-till system with dozens of new ideas and connections at the 33rd Annual National No-Tillage Conference in Louisville, Ky. Jan. 7-10, 2025. Experience an energizing 4-day agenda featuring inspiring general session speakers, expert-led No-Till Classrooms and collaborative No-Till Roundtables. Plus, Certified Crop Adviser credits will be offered.

Learn More

Top Articles

Must Read Free Eguides

Download these helpful knowledge building tools

View More

Videos

Ray McCormick’s Conservation Buffer

Ray McCormick’s Conservation Buffer

Earlier this week we paid another visit to this year’s Conservation Ag Operator Fellow, Ray McCormick in Vincennes, Ind., and one thing about Ray is that even when it’s the “off season,” he’s still thinking ahead for next season.
View More
All Things Cover Crop

Get all things Cover Crop all the time!

Start Your Membership