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[Podcast] ‘Slake Test’ Reveals Major Differences Between No-Till & Conventional Soils

On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, we head inside the Watershed Protection Committee of Racine County’s annual field day in Rochester, Wis., for a look at the latest takeaways from their no-till vs. conventional research plots.
On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, we head inside the Watershed Protection Committee of Racine County’s annual field day in Rochester, Wis., for a look at the latest takeaways from their no-till vs. conventional research plots. 
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Conservation Ag Update

‘Slake Test’ Reveals Major Differences Between No-Till & Conventional Soils

On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, we head inside the Watershed Protection Committee of Racine County’s annual field day in Rochester, Wis., for a look at the latest takeaways from their no-till vs. conventional research plots.
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New Applicator Design Boosts Row-Crop Yields

An upgrade to the popular N-Place fertilizer applicator provides significant increases in cotton yields & promises similar results in bedded or strip-till applications
Four years of data from Memphis-based Agricenter International shows significant row-crop yield increases are possible with sub-inch-precision surface placement of liquid nitrogen (N) protected by a layer of soil.
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What I've Learned From No-Tilling

Carbon & Cattle Bring Savings & Profit

Weeds made no-till a battle, but cover & relay crops with other carbon-boosting practices have progress snowballing
Carbon is the foundation upon which Hank McGowan is building a farm he believes will be increasingly resilient, low-input, high-production, and financially and environmentally beneficial.
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[Podcast] On the Road with Cover Crops — Bryan Racine Part 2

In this podcast, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, Last week, we met Cecil County, Maryland farmer Bryan Racine, who is relatively new to the no-till and cover crop movement, but is learning and innovating at a rapid pace.
In this podcast, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, Last week, we met Cecil County, Maryland farmer Bryan Racine, who is relatively new to the no-till and cover crop movement, but is learning and innovating at a rapid pace.
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International No-Till, Strip-Till and Cover Crops Research Journal - September 2025

Each month, the conservation ag group at Cornell University offers an analysis of the latest scientific papers dealing with conservation agriculture research from around the world. For this on-going web series, our editors will be selecting several research papers from the Cornell list that will be of special interest to North American no-tillers, strip-tillers and cover croppers.

In this edition:

  • Integrated soil health management influences soil properties: Insights from a U.S. Midwest study.
  • Furrow Irrigated Long-Term No-Till and Conventional-Till Soil Evaluation in the Mid-South USA.
  • Cross-Effect Between Cover Crops and Glyphosate-Based Herbicide Application on Microbiote Communities in Field Crops Soils.
  • Responses of soil reactive nitrogen losses and nitrogen pools to straw mulching.

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[Podcast] No-Till, Cover Crop Breakthroughs Turn Heads at 2025 Farm Progress Show

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.
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. 
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