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This chart tracking the number of no-till acres in the U.S. shows a decline in acreage from 2021, the last time this history chart was updated, to 2022, the most recent USDA Census of Agriculture. The census reported 105.2 million no-till acres in the U.S. as of 2022. Longtime No-Till Farmer editor Frank Lessiter projects that number will increase to 110 million acres by 2025, but low commodity prices may spur greater adoption of conservation practices that save labor, fuel and inputs.

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