LAMBERTON, Minn. — If no-till farming suppresses weeds, reduces erosion and retains moisture in conventional farming, what can it for organic production? The same things, says Jeff Moyer, Rodale ...

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 ...

For 60 years, organic farmers have claimed they hold the secret to human sustainability. They claim modern high-tech farming “ruins soils,” and that, as they do, we must bar chemical fertilizers and ...

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Weed management is a key concern for any farmer. But it’s at the top of the list for those growing organic field crops, seeking or maintaining organic certification. Without synthetic pesticides to ...

An innovative farming technique using a roller-crimper has been used at the Steve Hornby farm. Winter rye was planted last fall, was “crimped” this spring, and then planted to soybeans. Roller-crimper ...

Learn about no-till farming and the ecological benefits of this agricultural technique. Daniel Mays of Frith Farm in Scarborough is a leader in no-till practices and lends a hand to help other farmers ...

CROOKS, S.D. - South Dakota has recently seen a rise in acres farmed with no-till production methods. In 2015, there was a total of 6,475,903 acres farmed with no-till practices, says Jeff Zimprich, ...

The line between soil and dirt is anything but fine. Without knowing it, farmers have been stripping the soil of essential nutrients for generations. But now we know, and modern farmers like those at ...

Some organic farmers have scoffed at the idea of no-till and regenerative agriculture systems that include herbicides. They argue that organic farming, which is built around the idea of soil health, ...