Articles Tagged with ''Frank Lessiter''

[Podcast] The Genesis of No-Till and Lessons Learned: Part 1

In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, Dennis Michelsen and Michael Musselman, hosts of the podcast Innovations in Your Fields -- powered by NewFields Ag -- interview No-Till Farmer editor Frank Lessiter and Lessiter Media President Mike Lessiter.
In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, No-Till Living Legend Ray McCormick never abandons replanting a crop. Even after a summer flood, all the farmers in his area of southwest Indiana will rush back into the fields to plant the high spots and then lower spots.
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Video of the Week: Editor Frank Lessiter’s Newest Book Arrives

Our entire staff was on hand as the No-Till Farmer editor opened the first box of his brand-new book, “Frankly Speaking: A Non-Whitewashed ‘First-Hand’ Account of No-Till Farming’s Rise Over 50-Plus Years.” It features 683 of Frank’s personal columns and opinions — as they occurred in real-time dating back to 1972. The only editor of No-Till Farmer since its first edition, Frank’s front-row seat spans more than half a century, during which he witnessed no-till acres grow from 3.3 million acres to 110 million acres today.
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Going Cold Turkey with No-Till

One of the highlights of the conference was the Strip-Till Hall of Fame induction ceremony, which featured Northfield, Minn., strip-tiller David Legvold, Univ. of Minnesota Extension educator Jodi DeJong-Hughes and AGuru Machinery founder Bill Preller. During his acceptance speech, Preller reflected on his no-till origin story and the man who helped him get here.
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Unsolved Mystery: Who Was the National No-Tillage Conference Spy?

A dust-up between no-till suppliers led to legal strong-arming at the 2001 National No-Tillage Conference
While many readers think of Keeton seeding attachments and similar units on the market as seed firmers or seed firming devices, this column will explain the reasoning behind our decision to start calling them by their generic name.The No-Till History series is made possible by Calmer Corn Heads.
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Investment in Future of No-Till, Regenerative Ag Practices Gaining Momentum

Having worked in the conservation ag sector for 25+ years, director of Conservation Technology Information Center (CTIC), Ryan Heiniger, says that he has seen a lot of different types of cover crop/regenerative ag incentive and cost-share programs fail and succeed. But he feels that the current momentum around incentivizing conservation ag is bigger than it has ever been.
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