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:
- The REAL Cost Of NOT Switching To No-Till
- Central Iowa No-Tiller Joins Race for State Agriculture Secretary
- Make Cover Crops Work with Your Tillage Practices
- From Definitions to Dirt — a Practical Look at Defining the Term “Regenerative Ag”
- Danish Farmer Sees No-Till as Farming ‘Based on Common Sense’
The REAL Cost Of NOT Switching To No-Till
Regenerative farming is often dismissed as too expensive, but this video shows how regenerative agriculture is helping farmers escape a growing farm crisis driven by industrial agriculture. Through real farmer success stories, this video breaks down the farming economics behind no till farming, cover crop benefits, and soil health, and why soil regeneration is becoming a farm’s most valuable asset.
Central Iowa No-Tiller Joins Race for State Agriculture Secretary
A central Iowa no-tiller has joined the race for state agriculture secretary, saying current leaders are too focused on helping big business.
Make Cover Crops Work with Your Tillage Practices
In this episode of the Cover Crop Strategies Podcast, a panel of 3 farmers discuss how they use cover crops with their varying tillage practices.
From Definitions to Dirt — a Practical Look at Defining the Term “Regenerative Ag”
Regenerative agriculture is one of those terms that can spark a debate faster than a coffee-row chat about tillage, but on this episode of Ruminating with RealAg, host Amber Bell sits down with Joel Williams of Integrated Soils to keep things grounded. Williams, an independent plant and soil health educator who works with farmers around the world, says the push to define “regen” is understandable, but it’s still evolving and looks different depending on climate, production system, and local realities. “I don’t like to box it in yet…,” he says, adding that focusing on outcomes such as actually regenerating the soil, landscape, or community, matters more than chasing a one-size-fits-all rulebook.
Danish Farmer Sees No-Till as Farming ‘Based on Common Sense’
Knud Bay-Smidt, a fourth-generation farmer from Denmark, pursues sustainable farming practices, despite objections and obstacles presented by government regulations. Bay-Smidt no-tills cereals, oilseeds, legumes and some grass seed in Denmark. He started his own purely arable farm based on a no-till system in 1987 and later began selling no-till equipment to farmers around the world. He’s part of a small group of Danish farmers who are no-tilling.
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