No-Till Farmer editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at the grower's world from the lofty digital realm. Here is our favorite content from the past week from across the web:
- Adapting No-Till Principles to Jump Start Soil Health on Your Farm
- New Road Trip Style Ag Podcast Series Highlights No-Till & Cover Crops
- No-Till Black Bean Test Plot
- Pennsylvania No-Till Alliance Celebrates 20 Years with Upcoming Field Days
- The Great Glyphosate Debate Carries On
Adapting No-Till Principles to Jump Start Soil Health on Your Farm
Traditional soil tillage increases soil erosion, degrades the soil microbial community and decreases storage capacity for carbon and water. In this video, you will learn practical ways to improve soil health and carbon storage, reduce tillage and weed pressure, and grow food more easily while combating climate change.
New Road Trip Style Ag Podcast Series Highlights No-Till & Cover Crops
Come along on the road with No-Till Farmer Associate Editor, Mackane Vogel, as he travels across parts of Maryland and Pennsylvania to visit 3 different farmers who are working with no-till and cover crops in unique ways. Check out the first episode of the brand new Cover Crop Strategies Podcast Series now.
No-Till Black Bean Test Plot
Check out this video from Thumb Country Stuff — where a farmer located in “The Thumb” of Michigan is walking through his latest no-till black bean test plots.
Pennsylvania No-Till Alliance Celebrates 20 Years with Upcoming Field Days
The Pennsylvania No-Till Alliance has always centered on farmers through phone calls, field days and farmer-to-farmer advice. Members offer practical knowledge on equipment to each other, build community and empower leaders to be unafraid to model sustainable farming, one neighbor at a time.
Field day attendees observe a cover crop plot at a previous Pennsylvania No-Till Alliance event. (Submitted photo) Source: Farm and Dairy
The Great Glyphosate Debate Carries On
Check out this post on X, formerly Twitter, from an atmospheric science professor who says that when it comes to potentially dangerous pesticides, “today's pesticides are far less toxic. You can practice irrational fear around them, and throw them all out, but in doing so, you would radically diminish the size and quality of our food supply. So, we have a choice.” Some other users disagreed with him in the comments. What’s your take?
No, we did, we eliminated many truly dangerous pesticides. We retained and developed more that were massively less harmful, many of which have benefits that far outweigh their harms, when used as directed. e.g., There isn't presently a commonly used pesticide that has long…
— Paul Roundy (@PaulRoundy1) July 21, 2025
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