Farmer planting soybeans with a no-till (zero tillage) planter into a terminated cereal rye cover crop. No-till (zero tillage) is a farming method where crops are planted without tilling the soil. This is intended to avoid the disadvantages of tilling, which include soil erosion, soil degradation, soil compaction, and disruption of the soil ecology. No till planting and cover crops are regenerative farming practices that help reduce soil erosion and improve soil health. Regenerative agriculture is the use of farming practices that improve and revitalize the environment. Photographed in north-central Iowa, USA.