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 ...

Don Morse believes in conservation. “Conservation practices contribute to your farm legacy. Farms that produce good crops and do it in a way that will stand the test of time aren’t after short-term ...

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 ...

Conservation tillage practices, such as no-till and reduced till, are critical for sustainable agriculture, and they are ...

Farmers and ranchers are leading the way in climate-smart practices that reduce emissions, enrich the soil and protect our water and air, all while producing more food, fiber and renewable fuel than ...

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 ...

WEST FARGO, N.D. - The "big easy button" of herbicide-tolerant crops has made things simpler to manage on the farm, but some speakers at an annual Conservation Tillage Conference in Fargo, N.D., say a ...

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 ...

A field day promoting conservation farming techniques is being held Friday by the Nevada FFA in collaboration with Heartland Cooperative, Van Wall Equipment, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and the ...

Instilled with commitment to land stewardship, the next generation of Kane Dairy farmers set out to take their parent’s vision for helping the family land reach new conservation levels with financial ...