Erosion Control with No-Till Cropping Practices

ABSTRACT NO-TILL cropping systems (con-tinuous soybeans, soybean-corn rotation, and soybeans double-cropped with wheat) were very effec-tive in reducing erosion. Soil loss from conventional-till soybeans was sig-nificantly higher than that from any of the no-till systems. No significant differences in soil loss were found between any of the no-till treatments. Erosion control benefits were greatest during storms with excessive rate rainfall.