Conservation practices are readily available for U.S. farmers to implement, but financial roadblocks commonly stymie their adoption. A study done in 2020 in cooperation between the Soil Health ...

The share of acreage for major cash crops—wheat, corn, soybeans, and cotton—that are planted using conservation tillage has increased over the past two decades in the United States. Conservation ...

More farmers are trying out conservation tillage and cover crops, but not all of them choose to permanently adopt the practices, a new Economic Research Service report has found. The analysis of USDA ...

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 ...

WILLMAR, Minn. – Four farmers shared the ups and downs of experimenting with different tillage practices as members of the farmer panel for the 2016 Conservation Tillage Conference held Dec. 15-16 in ...

Even with decades of evidence showing enhanced soil health and lower machinery expenses, national no-till adoption rates ...

This Market Intel article is the second in a five-part series highlighting agricultural ecosystem credit markets and the opportunities and challenges they present farmers, as well as the policy levers ...

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 ...

The San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District is considering ways to promote a more widespread adoption of conservation tillage practices. Reducing dust from tilling would fulfill a commitment ...

ST. PAUL -- Low-interest loans are available throughout Minnesota to farmers implementing no-till or minimum tillage conservation practices in their fields. Farmers interested in applying for a loan ...