More ears at harvest is the key to higher yield. That requires starting with a picket-fence stand with photocopied plants, achieved by adjusting your planter as conditions change from field to field ...

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Switching part of your acres to no-till is as simple as just parking the tillage tractor, right? Maybe not. Here are a few considerations before trying no-till for the first time. In the Des Moines ...

No-till planting of sweet corn into a killed winter rye cover crop has the potential to provide soil health benefits such as reduced compaction, improved soil water holding capacity, reduced ...

DECORAH, Iowa — Paul Hunter agreed to host an Iowa Learning Farm field day because he thought it might encourage others to consider no-till farming. "No-till is one of those things that unless you see ...

York County no-till farmer John C. Johnson began his journey into adapting his farming methods more than 75 years ago ...