Can This Farm Make More Money Without Killing Anything?

Would you grow a crop with no herbicide, no fertiliser, and barely any machinery?
Liam and Bruce Maynard are pioneering a radical, profitable method called No-Kill Cropping—and it’s rewriting the rulebook for dryland farmers across Australia.

In this episode, we explore:

🌾 Dry sowing into weed-covered paddocks

🐄 Integrating livestock into cropping rotations

🚜 Using minimal machinery with maximum results

💰 How $30/ha inputs still deliver strong profits

🌱 Why living soils outperform cultivated ones

This isn’t theory—it’s 30 years of lived experience in sustainable, adaptive, and ecologically sound farming. Plus, it’s scalable and backed by real numbers.

📍 Filmed near Narromine, NSW.
🎙️ Featuring: Liam Maynard & Bruce Maynard
🛠️ Equipment: 140hp tractor, 35ft disc seeder, basic GPS

👉 Learn more about no-kill cropping and why sometimes doing less really is more.

📽️ Related videos:
▶️ Soil Biology vs Fertiliser Field Trial
▶️ Multi-Species Pastures: Regen Ag in Action
▶️ Low-Input Grazing Strategies for Drylands

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00:00 Intro: Profitable Without Paddock Prep?
00:12 Welcome to Narromine, NSW
00:30 What is No-Kill Cropping?
01:00 Meet Liam Maynard & the No-Kill Seeder
01:30 Cropping in a Weedy Paddock
02:00 The Power of Early Dry Sowing
03:00 Soil Sponge: Holding Moisture Naturally
04:10 No Fertiliser for 30 Years?!
04:50 Yield vs Profit: The Big Misconception
06:00 Breaking Even at $30/ha
07:00 Why Small Gear Beats Big Machines
08:30 Tree Integration, Windbreaks & Biodiversity
09:30 Satellite Failure: Old Tech Wins
10:00 Seeding Season Done Early
11:00 Neighbour Comparison: Dust vs Moisture
12:30 Why Isn’t Everyone Doing This?
13:00 Bruce Maynard’s No-Kill Journey
14:00 The Accidental Revolution: Dry Sowing
15:30 Living Soils: Undisturbed Insights
16:30 Structural Integrity & Root Depth
17:30 Don’t Destroy What Supports You
18:00 Farming with Creativity, Not Chemicals
18:40 Send This to Someone Who Needs It!