To be eligible to receive many USDA benefits, including loans and federal crop insurance premium subsidies, growers must comply with requirements for highly erodible lands and wetlands.

For nearly 30 years, Persia, Iowa, strip-tiller Bill Darrington has evolved his farming operation from no-till and strip-till to a hybrid of the two farming practices.

Using tires that can operate at lower pressures is one of the most effective ways to minimize soil compaction, along with reducing total axle load and minimizing trips across the field.

Even a soil scientist can get confused by the numbers/values related to Soil Organic Carbon and Soil Organic Matter. Here's a quick refresher.

When I'm walking in a field with a strip-tiller, we'll invariably talk about visual indicators that reflect benefits of the practice — increased earthworm populations, mellower soils and better soil texture.

St. Olaf College's crop land is a working farm for Dave Legvold, who leases the ground, and is a living laboratory for students. The students learn from Legvold, and he learns from them.

So what do you do when you have a field that underperforms and its soil is in dire need of being rejuvenated? While no-till might be a good start, reduced tillage is only part of the plan for restoring the productivity of farmland. Doug Miller, agronomist and vice president of Midwest Bio-Tech shares a look into a real-life, soil-reclamation example that will help you understand how improved soil biological activity impacts the productivity of farmland. [To view any of our webinar replays, you must be logged in with a free user account.]

Soil sampling is an increasingly embraced practice to help farmers understand what's taking place beneath the soil surface.