No Till Notes: Managing Water

One of the great attributes of a no till farming system is the ability this type of crop production system provides to manage water. In previous articles I have written about no till farming and managing the moisture Mother Nature provides to produce crops and forage under dry land farming.

I feel no till farming practices will allow us to also manage our irrigation water to the best of our abilities and help us conserve this valuable resource.

Throughout the state of Nebraska water is becoming a major issue. Former Governor Dave Heineman called water the issue of the decade for the State of N...