The debate on whether the min-till method of establishing crops has anything to offer spring cereal growers continues. Ciaran Hickey, Teagasc Business and Technology (B&T) tillage adviser is the ...

MINIMUM TILLAGE (or conservation tillage, as it is often termed) can be defined as "the least amount possible of cultivation or soil disturbance done to prepare a suitable seedbed.,This means that the ...

For approximately 65% of farmers across the U.S., conventional or minimum-tillage practices are part of their management strategy. With that in mind, John Deere introduces the ST series of strip-till ...

The area of UK crops established by minimum tillage continues to expand as growers seek to trim costs, a recent survey* suggests. Two-thirds of the 112 respondents to a study on behalf of independent ...

The least amount of tillage that gets the job done is the best amount of tillage, according to Randall Reeder, Ohio State University Extension agricultural engineer. While Reeder says he prefers to ...