Go No-Till | Three No-Till Veterans Share Ways to Improve Soil, Profits

"It's improved the structure, biological activity and organic matter of our soils since we started," he says. "It takes time for this to happen, but we're in our 35th year and we've reaped the benefits for some time now." "In the first four or five years, you'll likely run into some problems with soil quality and managing a new system," he says. "It's like learning a new game. If you play tennis well and then begin to play golf, you're probably not going to be very good the first time out." "Your goal shouldn't be to become a no-tiller," he says. "The goal should be to try to maximize the effects of your water and nutrient cycling and your soil's biological activity. As soon as you look at that, and you're doing tillage, you'll see that it's a negative thing."