No one argues horizontal farming doesn’t have advantages ... But all these secondary tools leave a horizontal tillage layer, a sudden density change that roots might have trouble coping ...

Vertical tillage tools have deep-digging shanks that break ... dealing with more residue than in conventional tillage. If you farm in a wet or cold climate but want to minimize soil disturbance ...

It may bring up dormant seeds buried in the soil, and bury other seeds for later retrieval. Tillage equipment may spread perennial plant parts throughout the field. In this way, a small patch can ...

with about half of the investments going toward no-till equipment, Redding said. He added that the commission and REAP has helped about 300 farm transitions and that every day, they hope farms and ...