Video: Farmers think outside the box with conservation tillage | State of Change | PBS North Carolina
Tilling soil has long been thought of as a necessary step in agricultural production. A long-term study by researchers at NC State, however, bolsters what farmers like Beverly Blackwell Bowen of Blackwell’s Farm are experiencing: conservation tillage allows for more resilient plants with higher yields than traditional tillage practices. When you look at the soil, you can see why.