No-till farming is a technique that does not disturb the soil by planting new crops directly on the previous soil. He said ...

Tilling is as synonymous with farming and gardening as compost and muddy boots. It’s used to eliminate weeds and break up hard soil so that tender seedlings may grow. So, it may come as a surprise ...

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 ...

Last summer, veteran organic farmer Scott Park was bewildered when he surveyed his vast tomato, corn, and sunflower fields. Before planting the crops on 350 acres he had radically cut down on tilling ...

Don Morse believes in conservation. “Conservation practices contribute to your farm legacy. Farms that produce good crops and do it in a way that will stand the test of time aren’t after short-term ...

Paul and Elizabeth Kaiser of Northern California’s Singing Frogs Farm grows fruit and vegetables completely without machinery, a system Paul refers to as “non-mechanized, no-till.” He said goodbye to ...

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 ...

We can stop the climate crisis. At least, we can start reducing the 23% of global greenhouse gas emissions that the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change recently attributed to ...

On really hot days, the heritage hogs at Rodale Institute might get a face full of water as a farmer turns the garden hose loose. Rest assured, the pigs love it, says Shelby Dukes, animal husbandry ...

This field day, hosted by Purdue Extension-Organic Agriculture, will provide an overview of Klemp Family Farms, where the Klemp family manages 4200 acres of field crops, with 1400 transitional acres ...

This field day, hosted by Purdue Extension-Organic Agriculture, will provide an overview of Ramerview Holstein Farm, where the Ramer family manages a certified organic dairy, producing organic milk ...