no-till practices

Conservation Ag Update

Cover Crop Strategies Editors Launch Conservation Ag Update Broadcast

A one-stop-resource that shares the latest tips, stories and resources that farmers will leverage to successfully transition to reduced tillage and cover cropping practices.

May 3, 2023

The editors and film production team Cover Crop Strategies and No-Till Farmer, with support of Saddle Butte Ag Bio Till Cover Crops, has announced a first-ever broadcast and podcast program on conservation ag practices.

Swapping ‘Jugs’ for Cover Crops Leads to Greener No-Till Future

Matt Griggs says embracing biomass in his fields has improved soil tilth and health, stabilized yields, enhanced weed control and produced a better-looking balance sheet.

By John Dobberstein posted on May 22, 2020 | Posted in Seeding Practices

When Matt Griggs decided to embark on no-till practices more than a decade ago he was already dealing with a degraded soil resource. More than 100 years of conventional tillage and a monoculture of cotton on his family’s rolling farm ground had caused erosion and stripped soils of organic matter.

Long-Term Economic Impact of No-Till, Cover Crops

February 7, 2018 | Posted in Economics

Source: University of Tennessee

Data from 29-year study finds cover crops offer benefits with no-till cotton systems.

[Video] No-Tilling, Cover Crops and Water Conservation in Alabama

October 9, 2017 | Posted in Soil Health

No-tiller Annie Dee, of the Dee River Ranch, operates a 10,000-acre row crop and cattle farm with her family near Aliceville, Ala. In addition to using cover crops in their no-till practices, they also have built a reservoir as part of a water conservation effort. This video is part of a television production called, Time Well Spent, and is sponsored in part by the Alabama Soybean Producers.

From the Desk of Laura Barrera

Save Your Nutrients with No-Till, Covers

June 14, 2016 | Posted in Soil Health

When it comes to nutrient loss, no-till practices sometimes get the blame. But a study out of Iowa found that tillage also contributes to nutrient runoff.

Flexible No-Till System Adjusts to a New Norm: Volatility

Dual-purpose wheat, stocker cattle and stable no-till soils are helping Oklahoma no-tiller Jimmy Kinder weather droughts and take advantage of ever-changing market opportunities.

By Jennifer Ryan posted on April 17, 2015 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Soil Health

The flexibility to harvest grain with either a combine or hooves is how Jimmy Kinder is protecting his no-till farm from market volatility.