Winning with Notill Series – Crop Chats

Posted on by OMAFRA Field Crop Team in Crop Chats

Updated April 25, 2025

Welcome to Crop Chats Winning with Notill series of Video Case Studies. . Join us for this informative series of video case studies from your neighbor’s who have taken a different approach to tillage. Brought to you by OMAFRA Field Crop Team, FieldCropNews, and our partners, OSN, OSCIA, and GFO.

This series explores a number of Ontario farmers journey to a Notill or almost Notill cropping system for the grain crops enterprise. They will each highlight that journey addressing their soil types, equipment, philosophy and practical tips on how they have made Notill successful for them. A unique feature of this series is the farmers willingness to share their contact information with you and encouragement to reach out to them with questions or comments. These farmers have made great successes with their systems while eliminating or greatly reducing the tillage component. They are happy to share their experience and enthusiasm with you on what has worked and not worked on their journey to Notill.

Enjoy and check back occasionally for new content added to the series.

Please click on the links below for each of the episodes.

Videos:

First Edition Episodes

  1. Winning with Notill – Denotter Family – Essex Cty – Clays
  2. Winning with Notill – Belan Family – Lambton Cty – Clays
  3. Winning with Notill – Dyck Family – Niagara Region – Clays
  4. Winning with Notill – Baresich Family – Middlesex Cty– Sandy Loams
  5. Winning with Notill – Sickle Family – Brant Cty – Sandy Loams
  6. Winning with Notill – Harvey Family – Simcoe Cty – Loams
  7. Winning with Notill – Grubb Family – Bruce Cty

Second Edition Episodes

  1. Winning with Notill – Stokman Farm – Middlesex Cty – Clay Loams
  2. Winning with Notill – Swain Beef – Durham Region – Sandy Loams
  3. Winning with Notill – Hunco Farms – Northumberland Cty – Loams
  4. Winning with Notill – Burnham Farms – Northumberland Cty – Loams
  5. Winning with Notill – Wesarabrook Farm– Northumberland Cty – Loams
  6. Winning with Notill – Kaiser Lake Farms – Frontenac Cty – Clay Loams – Part 1
  7. Winning with Notill – Kaiser Lake Farms – Frontenac Cty – Clay Loams – Part 2

Stay tuned for more episodes in the fall of 2025