Take a cautious approach. Keep the following in mind:

Start with fields where the straw and chaff from the previous crop was properly spread -or go to a low residue field such as a canola or flax field.

• Use seeding equipment that will do a good job.
• Since tillage is being eliminated, know how to use the herbicides that will replace it.
• Specialized drills may be available on a rental or demonstration basis - try to gain experience without making a large capital investment
• no-till begins at harvest time. Be sure that straw and chaff are well spread across the width of the swath.
• Attend the annual winter workshop and summer field tour of the Manitoba-North Dakota Zero Tillage Farmers Association. Take out a membership.
• Talk to experienced zero till farmers. Learn from their experiences and mistakes.