No-tilling corn is a difficult transition for most farmers. When farmers start no-tilling, the transition time may last 3-7 years and corn yields may often be reduced during that transition period. An ...
Ryan Shaw knows his neighbors are watching. The Marlette, Michigan farmer and his dad defied convention by selling much of their tillage equipment to begin farming their entire 1,600 acres using just ...
Strip-till is just one element of a wider approach to upgrade the fertility and structure of the soil at this family farm, in a bid to boost wheat yields from the current average of 8t/ha.