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Eliminating Tillage Saves Water, Improves Soils in Desert Southwest

Tommy Henderson's John Deere air seeder plants every crop he grows with precision on his no-till farming operation, in Byers, Texas. (Progressive Farmer image by J.T. Smith)
Tommy Henderson's John Deere air seeder plants every crop he grows with precision on his no-till farming operation, in Byers, Texas. (Progressive Farmer image by J.T. Smith)
No-till saved Clay County, Texas, farmer Tommy Henderson's diverse operation for three drought-stricken years. When some rainfall finally returned this year at midsummer, no-till was the key to helping capture what precious moisture came heading into fall.

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