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Your No-Till History

Stripper-Header Revolutionized No-Till Wheat

Pitched as ‘the greatest breakthrough in grain harvesting since the self-propelled combine,’ the stripper-header redefined no-till's prospects in high-yield wheat

By Mike Lessiter posted on April 18, 2024 | Posted in Equipment, Residue Management

The originator of the stripper-header was Shelbourne-Reynolds (S-R), based in Suffolk, England. The grain stripper was borne from the picking head on the manufacturer’s self-propelled green-pea harvester. The No-Till History series is made possible by Calmer Corn Heads.

Late Howard Martin Credits Son Steve for Company They Built

By Mike Lessiter posted on March 25, 2024 | Posted in Equipment, Residue Management

In the months leading up to the 2018 National No-Tillage Conference in Louisville, Ky., I made arrangements with Howard and Steve Martin, the father-son duo behind Martin Industries, to sit with me for a video interview.

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[Video] What It Takes to be a 360 Rain Dealer

By Mike Lessiter and Frank Lessiter posted on February 9, 2024 | Posted in Equipment, Soil Health

Hear from Gregg Sauder on what it takes to be a 360 Rain dealer. He says the ideal dealer is someone who understands the farmers needs and infrastructure challenges, understands service and will take the late night calls and texts, and more.

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[Video] 360 Yield Center National Farm Machinery Show Challenge

By Mike Lessiter and Frank Lessiter posted on February 8, 2024 | Posted in Equipment, Soil Health

During the National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville Feb.14-17, if you can identify your farm on Google Earth, Gregg Sauder of 360 Yield Center and his team will design a 360 Rain System for your operation.

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[Video] Detailing the 360 RAIN Autonomous Irrigation System

By Mike Lessiter and Frank Lessiter posted on February 7, 2024 | Posted in Equipment, Soil Health

Gregg Sauder, founder of 360Yield Center shares details on their 360 autonomous irrigation unit, straight from the assembly line. The 360 Rain unit is capable of handling a 60-foot to 80-foot boom with the goal of irrigating any crop regardless of field shape. The unit makes use of a heavy reel to transport and manage the hose as they maneuver through the field delivering half an inch of water to the plant on a weekly basis.

Your No-Till History

No-Till’s Value Seen During Oil Crisis — in South America, That Is…

Interest in no-till adoption got a shot in the arm when struggling Brazilian farmers saw the practice as a means to address sky-high fuel bills from the 1970s oil crisis.

By Mike Lessiter posted on October 11, 2023 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101

Throughout the region of Brazil’s Northern Paraná area, slowly some farmers showed at least some curiosity about how no-till worked. The researchers were also curious.The No-Till History series is made possible by Calmer Corn Heads.

Your No-Till History

John Franz & the Glyphosate Discovery

With no prior cropping knowledge, John Franz was an unlikely candidate to change farming’s fortunes

By Mike Lessiter posted on July 18, 2023

This installment of “Your No-Till History” expands upon a 1-page article that appeared in June 2022. The No-Till History series is made possible by Calmer Corn Heads.

Near-Fatal Accident on Ray McCormick's Farm, No-Till Legend in Recovery

By Mike Lessiter posted on May 23, 2023

No-Till Farmer Living Legend Ray McCormick is lucky to be alive following an accident with his trackhoe doing tornado cleanup on his Illinois farm.

No-Till Farmer's Editors Debate Right to Repair

By Mike Lessiter, Frank Lessiter, and Kim Schmidt posted on April 21, 2023 | Posted in Equipment

Lessiter Media Inc., now in its 42nd year of independent and family ownership, is uniquely positioned in the Right to Repair (R2R) debate, publishing both grower- and dealer-facing content.The content that follows presents a unique vantage point in all of agricultural media. Here, the content leaders of the two divisions – and on each side of the chasm –express their respective audience’s arguments on this R2R debate.

No-Till Farming’s Barrier-Breaker

By Mike Lessiter posted on February 15, 2023 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101

Last Saturday morning, while working on the April No-Till Farmer installment in the YOUR NO-TILL HISTORY series, I came across yet another very personal story about Kentucky’s Harry M. Young Jr. and Shirley Phillips, and how their efforts saved a farm — and an entire ag economy The No-Till History series is made possible by Calmer Corn Heads.

Articles by Mike Lessiter

Stripper-Header Revolutionized No-Till Wheat

Late Howard Martin Credits Son Steve for Company They Built

[Video] What It Takes to be a 360 Rain Dealer

[Video] 360 Yield Center National Farm Machinery Show Challenge

[Video] Detailing the 360 RAIN Autonomous Irrigation System

No-Till’s Value Seen During Oil Crisis — in South America, That Is…

John Franz & the Glyphosate Discovery

Near-Fatal Accident on Ray McCormick's Farm, No-Till Legend in Recovery

No-Till Farmer's Editors Debate Right to Repair

No-Till Farming’s Barrier-Breaker

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