After a fall harvest and before the spring planting season, soil is typically cultivated so it can become more fertile and welcoming for plant growth. All farmers practice at least one type of tillage ...

SIDNEY, MT – An important two-year research project is underway at Montana State University's Eastern Ag Research Center in Sidney, Mont., comparing conventional till sugarbeet planting to no-till and ...

Soil preparation methods in U.S. agriculture reached a watershed in 1997. Nationally, conservation tillage acres outstripped conventional acres for the first time ever last season, with 37.3% of the ...

ST. PAUL -- Fall tillage decisions became a lot more complicated because of the heavy rains in September. Flooding and the prospects for another wet harvest season will make effectively using tillage ...

Many combinations of tillage methods are available for corn and soybean production. Currently much of the primary tillage is done in the fall. Deep tillage with the moldboard plow is still common, but ...

Fall tillage decisions became a lot more complicated because of the heavy rains in September. Flooding and the prospects for another wet harvest season will make effectively using tillage to manage ...

Conservation tillage does not lower yield in modern cropping systems. Just as we blend, cut, and fold ingredients together to follow a recipe, farmers use equipment to stir together soil and crop ...

Resources have ever been limited and man can only conserve them. For agriculture, availability of farm inputs at right time and in proper quantity is important. The only solution to meet food demand ...

In the face of rising global challenges like climate change and water scarcity, agriculture needs sustainable and innovative practices to secure our food supply and conserve precious water resources.