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[Video] Michael Thompson on the Need for a ‘Full Flex’ Program with Livestock

In an interview with No-Till Farmer Contributing Editor Dan Crummett, this year’s Conservation Agriculture Operator Fellow, Michael Thompson of Almena, Kan., discusses his livestock enterprise returns for 2025 and explains the importance of remaining flexible going into the new year based on the soil moisture challenges he recently faced. The 2025 fellowship program is made possible with the support of Titan Tire and Yetter Farm Equipment.
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[Video] How No-Till Practices Bring Resiliency to Farm Operation

Almena, Kan., no-tiller Michael Thompson, this year’s Conservation Agriculture Operator Fellow, talks with No-Till Farmer Contributing Editor Dan Crummett about how his farm overcame tough drought conditions with the help of robust soil biology, and what he plans to do with his crop and livestock program in 2026. The 2025 fellowship program is made possible with the support of Titan Tire and Yetter Farm Equipment.
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[Podcast] What You DON’T Want to Miss at This Year’s National No-Tillage Conference

In the latest episode of the podcast, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, Senior Editor John Dobberstein shares some of the exciting educational sessions and networking opportunities growers will have at their fingertips at the 2026 National No-Till Conference, Jan. 6-9, in St. Louis.
In the latest episode of the podcast, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, Senior Editor John Dobberstein shares some of the exciting educational sessions and networking opportunities growers will have at their fingertips at the 2026 National No-Till Conference, Jan. 6-9, in St. Louis.  
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International No-Till, Strip-Till and Cover Crops Research Journal - December 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:

  • Soil health and conservation
  • In-season temporal variability of soil carbon and nitrogen pools after half a century of a tillage and crop rotation gradient.
  • Soil organic matter: The heart of soil health.
  • Cover Crops and Sustainable Agriculture.
  • Soil health and disturbance-based classification of farming systems.
  • Chapter 11. Cover Crop Mixes for Diversity, Carbon and Conservation Agriculture.
  • Soil Organic Carbon Sequestration and Distribution, Soil Biological Characteristics, and Winter Wheat Yields Under Different Tillage Practices in Long-Term Field Experiment.

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