Can Reduced Tillage or No-Till Practices Work on Your Farm?

Описание: Andrew Tonnies and Kalee Olson, policy staff at the Center for Rural Affairs and members of the Center’s Conservation Mentorship Network, host a discussion with farmers interested in exploring whether reduced tillage or no-till practices can benefit their operations.

The conversation with three Nebraskans—Paul Poppe of Scribner, Mark McConnell of Paxton, and Tracy Zink of Indianola—highlight both past and present experiences as well as the benefits and challenges encountered while implementing these practices.

According to the panel, adopting these practices requires a time commitment of at least five years to fully see benefits including saved labor and improved soil structure and quality.

This webinar is the first in a five-part series discussing different conservation practices that can support farmers based on their specific climate and soil conditions.

To see data on no-till and cover crops in Nebraska, you can create an account and access conservation satellite data at www.ctic.org/Data/Login

This video was edited by Carmen Montes.

Key moments:
1:48 Why and how did you start reduced-till or no-till practices?
13:40 Panel shares success stories from adopting reduced tillage on their farms
20:21 Challenges in adopting reduced tillage on farms
28:35 Situations in which tillage is still used
33:19 Q&A
38:58 Data on no-tilling and cover crops in Nebraska