No-till, crop rotations and cover crops were credited by a number of farmers with giving their soil the resilience to not only survive the drought, but to produce decent crop yields.

“I doubt we would have had any chance for a decent crop without no-till this year,” says Deiter, who has no-tilled for more than 25 years. “A good crop rotation helps in a dry year, along with no-till that doesn’t open up your soil.”  For more, please click here.