Hard Truth About No-Till

It's been 12 years since I began utilizing no-till as a way to alleviate and remediate compaction on our Nebraska farm. Removing plowshares, disc blades and shank points eliminates the shearing forces that compact soil.




Harvesting in tough conditions adds to compaction issues. (DTN photo by Jim Patrico)

Unfortunately, using heavy machinery (the norm today) and trafficking when