Learn about no-till farming and the ecological benefits of this agricultural technique. Daniel Mays of Frith Farm in Scarborough is a leader in no-till practices and lends a hand to help other farmers ...

Organic farming can build up soil organic matter better than conventional no-till farming can, according to a long-term study. Organic farming, despite its emphasis on building organic matter, was ...

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) - This will be Gordon Gallup’s 30th season of no-till planting on his 3,000-acre Ririe farm. Gallup, who grows wheat, barley and alfalfa, said using no-till methods has helped ...

The digging, stirring and overturning of soil by conventional ploughing in tillage farming is severely damaging earthworm populations around the world, say scientists. The findings show a systematic ...

Cropland that’s left unplowed between harvests releases significantly smaller amounts of a potent greenhouse gas than conventionally plowed fields, according to a new study that suggests no-till ...

Edward H. Faulkner, author of the 1943 agricultural book "Plowman's Folly," is credited with the creation of no-till farming. The definition of “properly managed” no-till has evolved and is a source ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract In temperate regions, reduced tillage is still not broadly accepted in organic farming although the guidelines often recommend the reduction ...

Farmers wanting to hang onto the soil moisture in their fields are struggling to address compaction and ruts where there has ...

The Sept. 5 front-page article by Flynn McRoberts on the use of no-till farming as a means to reduce greenhouse gases typifies a major problem with many Tribune news articles. They are frequently ...

The digging, stirring and overturning of soil by conventional ploughing in tillage farming is severely damaging earthworm populations around the world, say scientists. The findings published in the ...

BUCYRUS — For a region that has embraced no-till farming in a big way, there certainly seems to be lot of tilling going on this fall. The weather most likely has a lot to do with why a lot of fields ...