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Conservation Ag Operator Fellow Deals with Flash Drought

By Noah Newman posted on August 26, 2025 | Posted in Cover Crops

While our friends in southeastern Wisconsin deal with that flooding, Michael Thompson is facing a different kind of challenge in Almena, Kan. The Conservation Ag Operator Fellow had his fingers crossed for some timely rains when we last visited him in late May.

Live Demo of Plant Right Minimum Disturbance No-Till Drill

By Mackane Vogel posted on August 25, 2025 | Posted in Cover Crops

Well cover crops and no-till are a match made in heaven and a few weeks ago I had a chance to visit with Loysville, Pa. no-tiller and innovative no-till manufacturer Charlie Martin.

Historic Rain Event Hits No-Till Fields in Wisconsin

By Noah Newman posted on August 24, 2025 | Posted in Cover Crops

And I’m glad he brought up that point about weather because there was historic flooding in the Milwaukee area a couple weekends ago. Jackson, Wis., no-tiller Ross Bishop got around 10 inches of rain in one day, putting the resiliency of his fields to the test.

No-Till Innovator Focuses on Slashing Inputs with New Products

By Noah Newman posted on August 23, 2025 | Posted in Cover Crops

Brownsburg, Ind., No-Till Innovator Mike Starkey stopped by our studio to talk about the 2025 growing season. He’s always looking for ways to improve his efficiency and slash input costs. I asked him, what’s something new you’re trying this year?

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Longtime Farmer Adds Something New to No-Till Toolbox

By Noah Newman posted on August 22, 2025 | Posted in Cover Crops, Equipment, Nutrient Management, Precision Agriculture, Seeding & Planting

On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, Mike Starkey shares something new he’s trying on his Brownsburg, Ind., farm to slash inputs.

State, City Leaders Learn about No-Till at NACD Meeting

By Noah Newman posted on August 16, 2025 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health, Water Management

The National Association of Conservation Districts gathered for its Summer Meeting in Milwaukee, July 28.

Video of the Week: Gary Zimmer’s Words of Advice

By Noah Newman posted on August 15, 2025 | Posted in Cover Crops

The great Gary Zimmer shares some words of advice for farmers during the closing seconds of his Strip-Till Conference presentation.

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Strip-Tillers, No-Tillers Gather for NSTC & ISU Field Day

By Noah Newman posted on August 11, 2025 | Posted in Equipment, Nutrient Management, Strip-Till Farming

The 12th annual National Strip-Tillage Conference is in the books. And what a show it was, with hundreds of farmers, educators and manufacturers exchanging ideas in Iowa City.

Using Cover Crops to Set the Table for Corn

By Noah Newman posted on August 10, 2025 | Posted in Cover Crops

We're here at the Pennsylvania No-Till Alliance’s 20th Anniversary celebration on Jim Hershey’s farm, having a field day in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania. As you can see we’ve had lots of equipment on display, lots of demos so far and lots of great speakers too.

No-Till Soil Pit: How Deep Do Nightcrawlers Go?

By Noah Newman posted on August 9, 2025 | Posted in Soil Health

Let’s kick things off right there at the Pennsylvania No-Till Alliance field day, where attendees got an up-close look at how deep Jim Hershey’s roots run after 25-plus years of cover crops and no-till.

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No-Tiller Plants Entire Corn Crop with Driverless Tractor

On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Titan International, we catch up with young Kentucky no-tiller Quint Pottinger to see how he autonomously planted his entire crop in 2026. Senior editor John Dobberstein checks in from the CTIC Conservation in Action Tour in Scotland Neck, N.C., where no-tiller Zeb Winslow III talks about his multi-species cover crop program.

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