What is No-till farming?

No-till farming also known as zero-tillage or direct drilling is an agriculture technique for growing crops without disturbing the soil through tillage. No-till farming reduces the amount of soil erosion caused by tillage practices. This technique also helps in increasing water infiltration rate , nutrient cycling and soil retention of organic matter. Furthermore, it helps in maintaining population of living organism in the soil. Organic no-till system uses combination of strategies such as use of cover crops to suppress weeds while conventional system used herbicides for weed control.