We usually wrap up the show with a Video of the Week, but let’s call an audible and go with a Tip of the Week. This one comes to us from the No-Till Innovators Panel at the 2026 National No-Till Conference. Loran Steinlage, Michael Thompson and Jim Moseley share some of their biggest tips for no-till success. Let’s listen in.

“You’re going to make mistakes, but being willing to learn from mistakes is one of the best things we did, and we’ve never been afraid to share it. Anybody that comes up here and says they know exactly what they did the whole way through, they probably lied.”

“Failure is not fatal. It’s only a failure if you don’t learn from it. It’s costly education sometimes, but it’s only failure if you fail to learn from it.”

“Mother Nature is illiterate. She can’t read your plans. Always have a plan B, C, D, E, all the way to Z. I think our record is we went 2 or 3 times around. Recognizing that potential to fail early has probably been some of the most profitable decisions we’ve made. I’ve eaten a lot of crow for some of the crazy things we’ve done. Go ahead, hit me. Because we’ve came around full circle quite a few times with the relay cropping. Seeing that failure and turning it into a double cash crop or something, just pulling the plug on something is the best thing you can do.”

“One last thing, really know your numbers. I hate numbers but I have a really good CPA brother. He does all the bookwork and the stuff I don’t like. If you don’t like it like me, find a good ag CPA that can really keep good records and know your numbers. Because if you know your numbers, you’re going to see some things you need to abandon, some things you need to tweak or change because there’s always something you can put on or try, but you still have to stay within that budget is what it boils down to.”

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