Conservation Tillage Program
No-till revolutionized the industry of agricultural production during the 1990s. Less than 10 percent of all cropland was managed in a no-till system in 1990. Initially, corn was considered the better adapted crop for no-till. In 1990, the percentage of crops managed in a no-till system were nine and eight percent for corn and soybean, respectively. By 1992, the curves for corn and soybean no-till adoption were diverging. Soybean were better adapted to the no-till environment than the corn hybrids of that time. Management skills for no-till corn were realized to be more demanding than for no-till soybean. The no-till drill facilitated a no-till soybean production boom.
This update provides a summary of trends associated with the adoption of no-till crop production, crop residue cover, and soil loss. This data was obtained as a result of spring surveys of Indiana cropland. In an “average sized” Indiana county, a sample size of 450 crop fields produces a 95 percent level of confidence.
2004 Conservation Tillage Data - County Rankings
2004 Corn - Ranked by Percentage of No-till
2004 Soybean - Ranked by Percentage of No-till
2004 Corn - Ranked by Acreage of No-till
2004 Soybean - Ranked by Acreage of No-till
2007 Conservation Tillage Data - County Rankings
2007 Corn - Ranked by Percentage of No-till
2007 Soybean - Ranked by Percentage of No-till
2007 Corn - Ranked by Acreage of No-till
2007 Soybean - Ranked by Acreage of No-till
Trends in Conservation: 1990 -2007
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2007 Conservation Tillage Data Graphs
A total of 91 counties participated in the 2007 Conservation Tillage Survey. To view the percentage of no-till corn and soybean by county, click below.
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- Indiana's Vision for Conservation
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