Conservation tillage practices such as no-till and strip tillage play a key role in soil health and resilience. But ...

New OACI report shows 65% of Auglaize River watershed fields use conservation practices like no-till and H2Ohio programs to ...

Dry conditions and strong winds are increasing the risk of topsoil loss across the region during planting season.

It also holds thousands of acres of fertile cropland used to grow forage for an estimated 2,000 dairy herds. The area is one of five dairy regions in the U.S. where scientists sampled soils on ...

In response to recent dust storms in central Illinois and across the Midwest, in-field research is underway focusing on soil ...

URBANA, Ill. – Conservation tillage practices, such as no-till and reduced till, are critical for sustainable agriculture, and they are gradually becoming popular with farmers across the Midwest.

With harvest now in the rearview mirror in many areas, farmers are focusing their attention on fall tillage. The soil type you’re working in and where you farm are making a big difference on how fall ...

More farmers are trying out conservation tillage and cover crops, but not all of them choose to permanently adopt the practices, a new Economic Research Service report has found. The analysis of USDA ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One of the most important parts of any conservation or farming operation is establishing goals to work toward. It is easy to do ...

ABSTRACT: The Conservation Agriculture (CA) is a current concept drives to save natural resources for agricultural production based on the minimum soil disturbance or no-tillage, crop rotation and ...