With ag prices in the dumpster, it’s easy to become discouraged about what’s happening on America’s farms. But if you awoke in Indianapolis after a 5-year nap, you wouldn’t have known prices were down.

While there’s increasing emphasis on “sustainable agriculture” and “soil health,” these four buzzwords tend to ruffle the feathers of veteran no-tillers and others like myself who have followed the no-till movement for nearly a half century. It’s because we recognize that earlier generations of no-tillers were the original true innovators behind these “not-so-new” concepts that go back to the 1960s.

In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Topcon Agriculture, we welcome University of Nebraska Extension engineer Paul Jasa to discuss no-till planting equipment use in the Midwest in part one of a two-part podcast.

In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast series, brought to you by Topcon Agriculture, we welcome owner of Calmer Corn Heads Marion Calmer to discuss the importance of on-farm research.