No-Till Plus: A One-Pass Cover Crop Roller/Planter System that can Reduce or Eliminate Herbicide and Chemical Fertilizer Use on Most No-Till Acres

No-till farming is fast becoming one of the most widely-practiced conservation strategies of 21st-century agriculture; however, its overall environmental impact is mixed. The purpose of this project is to make it possible for farmers to reduce or eliminate the use of herbicides and chemical fertilizers in their no-till systems, with the potential to dramatically decrease surface and groundwater contamination, by testing and demonstrating an innovative crimper/roller tool designed to convert a standing cover crop into weed-suppressing, soil-building mulch.