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[Podcast] No-Till Innovator Exchanges Tips & Tricks with Farmers in Ukraine

On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Bio Till Cover Crops, West Union, Iowa, No-Till Innovator Loran Steinlage shares what he’s learned from farmers in Ukraine.
By Noah Newman posted on October 3, 2025 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Soil Health
On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Bio Till Cover Crops, 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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[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.
By Noah Newman posted on September 19, 2025 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Soil Health
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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Getting Started With No-Till Farming

Tips for Managing Herbicide Carry Over with Cover Crops

Some herbicides remain in the soil for months after application, so no-tillers must pay attention when selecting seeds & assessing for potential herbicide damage.
September 18, 2025 | Posted in Residue Management, Soil Health
Some herbicides will remain in the soil for months after application; these residual herbicides can significantly harm subsequent cover crop stands.

Getting Started with No-Till Farming is supported by Calmer Corn Heads.


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Cover Crops, No-Till Principles Highlight Jam-Packed Day of Learning

Attendees of the Pennsylvania No-Till Alliance Field Day learned about the importance of nightcrawlers, soil biology & more as the organization celebrated its 20th anniversary
By Mackane Vogel posted on September 18, 2025 | Posted in Cover Crops, Crop Protection, Soil Health
The Pennsylvania No-Till Alliance has been spreading no-till knowledge for two decades, and attendees of the organization’s recent field day helped PANTA celebrate this milestone.
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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.
By Frank Lessiter posted on September 7, 2025 | Posted in Cover Crops, Crop Protection, Nutrient Management, Soil Health

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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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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