No-till planting of sweet corn into a killed winter rye cover crop has the potential to provide soil health benefits such as reduced compaction, improved soil water holding capacity, reduced ...

This lower-maintenance technique is so much less tedious. Starting a garden involves a lot of prep work before you can really get to the good stuff. Traditionally, you'll need to clear the ground of ...

While the practice of no-till gardening is not new, information has traditionally centered on agricultural field crops. Now, home gardeners are catching on. “The concept of no-till has been around for ...

HAMPTON, Iowa — Long-time Practical Farmers of Iowa members Doug Alert and Margaret Smith have looked at organic no-till planting into cover crops, a system pioneered by Jeff Moyer at the Rodale ...

Experts weigh in on no-to-low-till farming equipment, tools, and technology that will preserve the health of your soil to maximize growth potential. Soil consists of sand, silt, and clay, which come ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One of the most important parts of any conservation or farming operation is establishing goals to work toward. It is easy to do ...

Lisa Blazure, soil health coordinator with Stroud Water Research Center, points out night crawler tunnels in the clay soil beneath Penn England Farm’s cornfield topsoil. Night crawlers are essential ...

Starting a garden involves a lot of prep work before you can really get to the good stuff. Traditionally, you'll need to clear the ground of weeds and sod, then either til with a machine or dig the ...