AMES, Iowa – A new study that combines survey data and cutting-edge computer modeling found a growing trend in tillage intensity in U.S. corn and soybean production in recent years has led to an ...

BROOKINGS, S.D. -- Unlike water erosion, tillage erosion is not strongly affected by slope length. Therefore, in hilly regions that have many changes in slope, tillage erosion can be the dominant ...

John Nowatzki remembers driving from Jamestown, N.D., to Cavalier, N.D., a trip of about 180 miles in central North Dakota, on a November afternoon in 2012. Along the way, Nowatzki, the North Dakota ...

Researchers from the Agroecosystem Sustainability Center at the University of Illinois can detect soil tillage practices from space, weaving together data from ground images, airborne sensors and ...

Tillage is often seen as the organic alternative to chemical weed control. Tillage can be very effective at reducing weed populations, but can it be embraced as the solution to the weed problem? What ...

Organic agriculture relies widely on tillage for weed control and termination of cover crops, which can reduce soil quality. The potential to reduce tillage in Canadian organic cropping systems may be ...

Changing Weather Patterns Create New Challenges Climate change and variability - marked by rising temperatures, altered precipitation, and increased extreme weather - have significant impacts on ...

Despite gains in December and January, soil moisture sits below average for most of Missouri. “Compared to last year, soils are much drier this spring, and this leaves us vulnerable to rapid ...

According to Binay Raj Joshi, Agriculture Development Officer at the Municipality’s Agriculture Section, farmers are ...