DECORAH, Iowa — Soil erosion comes at a cost. Andy Herringshaw, an Iowa State University economics graduate student who is working with the Iowa Learning Farm, discussed that cost at a recent field ...

Among the reasons healthy soil produces higher yielding crops is that healthy soil can take in and store more water. One way to create healthier soil is to refrain from tillage. That’s not exactly ...

A simple step can create a major yield jump. At least that’s what a Farm Journal Test Plot study revealed. The research shows removing layers before switching to no-till can add 20 bu. to 30 bu. of ...

Fall tillage practices, even reduced tillage techniques such as disking and chisel plowing, can eliminate important winter food and cover for many wildlife species in Iowa, according to the Iowa ...