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Robert Ebel

Former ERS Staff

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Percent of planted acres under no-till system for selected crops, 2000-2010 (crop surveyed varies by year)
Recent evidence suggests that farmers continue to adopt no-till on more cropland
Crop rotation is far more common than continuous planting of major field crops
The share of no-till acreage increased for four major crops, 2000-2007
Yield monitor adoption has outpaced that of variable rate technology for major crops