No-Till: Making It Work

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Soil Management
• Residue Management
• Planting Equipment
• Weed Control
• Insect Management
• Disease Management
• Nutrient Management
• Crop Rotation
• Cover Crops
• Varietal Selection
• No-Till and Ridge Till Case Studies

This site contains excerpts from the Best Management Practices, No-till: Making It Work book.

The published version can be ordered by following the link below. It is free to farmers.

For more detailed information on no-till practices, refer to the following documents:

• Accredited Soil Testing Laboratories in Ontario
• Common Weeds of No-till Cropping Systems - Purdue University
• Cover Crops OMAFRA, 2001
• Innovative Farmers' Association of Ontario
• No-till Farmer Magazine
• Planter Modifications for No-Till
• Problem Weed Identification and Control - Ridgetown College
• Ridge Tillage Planters (Order No. 88-081)
• Soil Erosion - Causes and Effects OMAFRA, 1987
• Suitability of Conservation Tillage Systems to Ontario Soil Types (Order No. 90-198)

The production of the BMP series of books has been a cooperative effort of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, and the Ontario Federation of Agriculture.

Related Links

• Accredited Soil Testing Laboratories in Ontario
• Common Weeds of No-till Cropping Systems - Purdue University
• Cover Crops OMAFRA, 2001
• Innovative Farmers' Association of Ontario
• No-till Farmer Magazine
• Planter Modifications for No-Till
• Problem Weed Identification and Control - Ridgetown College
• Soil Erosion - Causes and Effects OMAFRA, 1987
• Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
• Ontario Federation of Agriculture
• Publications Ontario - BMP Ordering
• Best Management Practices - Series Information
• No-Till: Making It Work - Acknowledgements

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