Tillage, whether with hand tools or huge machines, has been a part of agriculture for centuries. The idea with tillage is that if you mix and break up the top layer of soil prior to seeding, you make ...

A new study from South Dakota State University reveals reductions in tillage intensity have led ... the greatest ecological catastrophe in modern history—was partly caused by the destruction ...

The concept of vertical tillage is well-known, but what it actually entails isn’t fully understood in some corners of farm country. One important thing to note is that vertical tillage is a ...

Figure 1: Comparison of yield in no-till versus conventional tillage systems in relation to the other two principles of conservation agriculture. Figure 2: Comparison of rainfed crop yield in no ...