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[Podcast] Pollinator Habitat on the No-Till Farm

In this episode of the No-Till Farmer Influencers & Innovators podcast, brought to you by Martin Industries, Frank Lessiter is joined by Amy Bartow with the NRCS, manager of the Plant Materials Center in Corvallis, Oregon to discuss the NRCS’ recent initiatives to promote the establishment of pollinator plots and strips.
By Julia Gerlach posted on August 5, 2021 | Posted in Cover Crops, Equipment, Soil Health
In this episode of the No-Till Farmer Influencers & Innovators podcast, brought to you by Martin Industries, Frank Lessiter is joined by Amy Bartow with the NRCS, manager of the Plant Materials Center in Corvallis, Oregon to discuss the NRCS’ recent initiatives to promote the establishment of pollinator plots and strips.
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[Podcast] The Three-Legged Stool of Soil Health with Jeremiah Durbin

For this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by The Andersons, we chat with independent crop consultant Jeremiah Durbin about the physical, chemical and biological aspects of soil health and how he uses his mechanical background to help trouble-shoot issues in the field.
By Julia Gerlach posted on July 28, 2021 | Posted in Cover Crops, Equipment, Soil Health
For this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by The Andersons, we chat with independent crop consultant Jeremiah Durbin about the physical, chemical and biological aspects of soil health and how he uses his mechanical background to help trouble-shoot issues in the field.
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Positive Disruptors: New Tech for Defeating No-Till Pests

Insect, weed and fungal pests cost U.S. farmers billions of dollars every year. But new technologies and multiple modes of action are offering new hope to growers faced with increasing pesticide resistance.
By Julia Gerlach posted on July 23, 2021 | Posted in Crop Protection
Through natural selection, insects and other pests continue to thwart efforts to control them, developing resistance to sprays, seed treatments and even plant-incorporated protectants (PIPs).
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Strip-Till Innovator Awards

Seeding Strip-Till Sustainability Through Efficiency, Precision

Combining targeted nutrient management with precision technology and the power of living roots, strip-tiller Ben Pederson is implementing regenerative practices from the ground up.
By Julia Gerlach posted on July 23, 2021 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Equipment, Nutrient Management, Soil Health
Fostering an ethic of land stewardship while operating a profitable, efficient farming operation is a compelling mission, and one Ben Pederson has been following for the past decade. 


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8th Annual Strip-Till Operational Practices Benchmark Study

Targeted Tillage and Nutrient Placement Bring Younger Farmers to Strip-Till

With favorable weather across much of the U.S. in fall of 2019 and spring of 2020, strip-tillers returned to more fall berm-building routines and focused on targeted nutrient management.
By Julia Gerlach posted on July 23, 2021 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment, Nutrient Management, Precision Agriculture, Soil Health
Results of the 8th annual Strip-Till Operational Practices Benchmark study suggest a “return to normal” for many strip-tillers whose fall berm-building plans were disrupted by wet weather in 2019.  


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[Podcast] No-Tilling in the Suburbs with Farmer Ross

In this episode of the No-Till Farmer Influencers & Innovators podcast, brought to you by Martin Industries, Frank Lessiter talks with Jackson, Wisconsin, no-tiller Ross Bishop about how he got turned on to no-tilling back in the 1990s and how that impacts his operation today.
By Julia Gerlach posted on July 22, 2021 | Posted in Cover Crops, Equipment, Soil Health
In this episode of the No-Till Farmer Influencers & Innovators podcast, brought to you by Martin Industries, Frank Lessiter talks with Jackson, Wisconsin, no-tiller Ross Bishop about how he got turned on to no-tilling back in the 1990s and how that impacts his operation today.
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[Podcast] Multi-Cropping for Soil Health, Higher Profits

For this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by The Andersons, we chat with Ross Evelsizer of Iowa Resource Conservation and Development. As the director of the organization’s Multi-Cropping Iowa project, Evelsizer works with growers around the state to implement cropping systems that help achieve soil health goals while expanding market opportunities
By Julia Gerlach posted on July 16, 2021 | Posted in Cover Crops, Equipment, Soil Health
For this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by The Andersons, we chat with Ross Evelsizer of Iowa Resource Conservation and Development. As the director of the organization’s Multi-Cropping Iowa project, Evelsizer works with growers around the state to implement cropping systems that help achieve soil health goals while expanding market opportunities.
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Gaining Appreciation for the Roots of Modern Agriculture

By Julia Gerlach posted on July 13, 2021 | Posted in Seeding & Planting
On a recent road trip through eastern Iowa, a detour to visit the boyhood home of Norman Borlaug, a pioneer in plant breeding who helped save millions around the world from hunger in the 1960s, served as a good reminder of the importance of technological developments in agriculture — and the need to reassess practices on an ongoing basis.
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[Podcast] Preserving Wetlands on the Farm with Ray McCormick

In this episode of the No-Till Farmer Influencers & Innovators podcast, brought to you by Martin Industries, Frank Lessiter talks with Vincennes, Ind., no-tiller Ray McCormick about how his approaches to conservation and farming intersect.
By Julia Gerlach posted on July 8, 2021 | Posted in Cover Crops, Equipment, Soil Health
In this episode of the No-Till Farmer Influencers & Innovators podcast, brought to you by Martin Industries, Frank Lessiter talks with Vincennes, Ind., no-tiller Ray McCormick about how his approaches to conservation and farming intersect.
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