Hughes, University of Minnesota Extension The new University of Minnesota publication “Conservation Tillage Systems for Corn Following Soybeans” was developed to assist producers ...

Reducing tillage reduces dependence on limited non-renewable resources. Spring tillage loosens and dries soil, thus warming it. Tillage can pulverize soil, making it more susceptible to erosion.

The system is based on four key principles: no burning, no tillage, permanent soil cover and efficient use of fertilizer. It has reduced erosion and improved crop yields and quality of life for ...

If you’re planning more shallow tillage, waiting until the spring can help reduce the amount of potential soil loss from erosion by maintaining cover longer. You can determine a field’s risk ...

An extension educator says the journey to reducing tillage begins at harvest. Jodi DeJong-Hughes is with the University of ...

In most fields, corn residue remaining after grain harvest is incorporated into the soil with tillage or is left on the soil surface. But corn residue is also becoming a commodity. It’s ...

In the process, farmers can determine whether the expected benefits will outweigh the two consistently negative effects of occasional tillage – the cost and the increased risk of erosion.

Global warming will get worse as agricultural methods accelerate the rate of soil erosion, which depletes ... urban development and increased tillage, and as a result of unsustainable agricultural ...

STEWARTVILLE, Minn. - Farmers around our area had the chance to learn more about the benefits of no-till farming through ...

He says soil erosion has been a long-time concern ... which include minimal tillage, living roots through cover crop systems, diversity of species and also livestock integration.” ...