Articles by Noah Newman

Brian Hefty’s Biggest No-Till Success Story

By Noah Newman posted on June 17, 2025 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

An All-Star panel discussed the future of conservation ag during last month’s Conservation in Action Tour. Our Mike Lessiter served as moderator for the session. He asked the panelists for their biggest no-till success stories. Brian Hefty shared a personal one of helping his dad move away from full tillage in north central Iowa.

Precision Specialist Shares Big Takeaway from See & Spray Trial

By Noah Newman posted on June 16, 2025 | Posted in Equipment, Precision Agriculture

From Pennsylvania to the Flickner Innovation Farm near Wichita, Kan. Local Deere dealer PrairieLand Partners is testing See & Spray on Ray Flickner’s no-till and strip-till fields.

[Podcast] Sidedress Switch: No-Till Innovator Swaps Coulters for Knives

On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, the team pays a visit to No-Till Innovator Jim Leverich for a look at some of his new equipment in Sparta, Wis.

By Noah Newman posted on June 13, 2025 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Soil Health

On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, Arion, Iowa, no-tiller Kelly Garrett discusses the importance of balancing the soil during planting seasons.

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Sidedress Switch: No-Till Innovator Swaps Coulters for Knives

By Noah Newman posted on June 13, 2025 | Posted in Cover Crops, Equipment, Nutrient Management, Precision Agriculture, Seeding & Planting

On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, we’re headed inside CTIC’s Conservation in Action Tour in Sioux Falls, S.D., where a pair of conservation ag legends were inducted into the CTIC Hall of Fame.

Strip-Till Success Doesn't Happen Overnight...or Does It?

By Noah Newman posted on June 13, 2025 | Posted in Cover Crops, Strip-Till Farming

I received an email from a farmer on the East Coast whose switch from no-till to strip-till hit a snag. He’s not failing, but he’s not seeing the immediate return on investment (ROI) he was hoping for.

Strip-Till Innovator Provides #Plant25 Update

By Noah Newman posted on June 3, 2025 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Let’s head out to Moundridge, Kan., now where 2025 Strip-Till Innovator Ray Flickner shows us how his corn’s holding up in dry conditions.

[Video] The 2025 National Strip-Tillage Conference Preview Show

By Noah Newman posted on June 2, 2025 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming

Technology Editor Noah Newman checks in from Iowa City with a preview of the 2025 National Strip-Tillage Conference, including exclusive insights from speakers on the program, a tour of the hotel and surrounding area, and a 1-on-1 interview with Iowa State’s Rebecca Vittetoe for a look at the pre-conference Strip-Till Field Day.

60 Years & Counting: Lessons Learned from Historic No-Till Plots

By Noah Newman posted on June 2, 2025 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Since we’re in Ohio, let’s pay a visit to the town of Wooster, home of the world’s longest continuing no-till plots. Glover Triplett and Dave Van Doren arrived at Ohio State University in the late 1950s, and not too long after that, the duo seeded this no-till research plot in 1962.

[Podcast] Cutting-Edge No-Till, Strip-Till Practices Highlighted on CTIC Tour

By Noah Newman posted on June 1, 2025 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Soil Health

On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, Arion, Iowa, no-tiller Kelly Garrett discusses the importance of balancing the soil during planting seasons.

Sights & Sounds from CTIC Conservation in Action Tour

By Noah Newman posted on May 31, 2025 | Posted in Agriculture Policy & Programs, Seeding & Planting

No-Till Farmer’s John Dobberstein and Mike Lessiter had a front row seat to all the action, which included on-farm visits to local no-till and strip-till operations as well as stops at POET headquarters and the U.S. Geological Survey’s Earth Resources Observation and Science Center.

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