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No-Till Highlights: Feb. 19, 2026

By Mackane Vogel posted on February 19, 2026

This Week's Lineup:

Soybean School — Boosting No-Till Plant Stands Without Hiking Seed Rates
Why Amish Farmers Never Rototill Their Soil (And What They Do Instead)
The Death of NPK — Why Lazy Soils & Broken Yields Start with Modern Agronomy
Comparing No-Till Methods to Conventional Tillage at Whitewater Gardens Farm
Is No-Till By Itself Enough to Move the Needle?

Are Biologicals All They’re Cracked Up to Be?

By Mackane Vogel posted on August 22, 2025 | Posted in Soil Health

Biological products are one of the hottest topics in regenerative ag — but recent farmer-led trials from Practical Farmers of Iowa show the results aren’t as clear-cut as the hype suggests.

Big Insights from 2025 National Strip-Tillage Conference

The event featured valuable tips on soil health, cover crops, fertility, early planting and more

By Noah Newman posted on August 19, 2025 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Soil Health

“Carbon is the energy that drives the entire process,” Jerry Hatfield said during his 2025 NSTC presentation. “Carbon is the energy piece to this puzzle. It’s the currency for changing soils.”

Covering All Bases with the National Strip-Tillage Conference

By Noah Newman posted on March 21, 2025 | Posted in Cover Crops, Equipment, Nutrient Management, Strip-Till Farming

Spring has arrived and there’s plenty to be excited about as always: Opening Day (go Guardians), March Madness (sadly, none of my teams made the tournament), planting season (I can’t wait to visit some of your farms this spring) and the release of the 12^th annual National Strip-Tillage Conference program.

Monte Bottens Highlights Tile Water Monitoring Project

By Noah Newman posted on February 12, 2025 | Posted in Cover Crops, Seeding & Planting

The No-Till Conference presented Monte Bottens with the Most Outstanding Speaker Award for his 2024 presentation, “Making Grazing So Easy a Corn Grower Can Do It.” During his acceptance talk, Bottens highlighted some of the on-farm trials he’s got going on this year in Cambridge, Ill.

Fitting the Cover Crop to the Farm & Making Money Doing It

By Mackane Vogel posted on February 11, 2025 | Posted in Cover Crops, Seeding & Planting

Last week I told you all about our upcoming National Cover Crop Summit and promised to showcase lots more great topics and speakers so without further ado, here is Gary Zimmer, another one of our speakers, to preview his presentation about fitting the cover crop to the farm and how to make money doing it.

2025 National Cover Crop Summit to Feature Wide Variety of Educators

8-way cover crop mixes, overcoming moisture challenges are among the topics for upcoming online cover crop conference

By Mackane Vogel posted on December 23, 2024 | Posted in Cover Crops

The 2025 National Cover Crop Summit, a virtual event hosted by No-Till Farmer sister publication Cover Crop Strategies, is scheduled for March 18-20 and promises a strong lineup of innovative farmers and experts to help growers utilize covers better.

Earning the Right to Plant Cover Crops

By Mackane Vogel posted on December 9, 2024 | Posted in Cover Crops

Mackane Vogel here at the Acres Eco-Ag Conference and Trade Show in Madison, Wis., and for this week’s segment we are going to toss it off to Gary Zimmer to talk a little bit about his cover crop strategies.

Being Intentional with Cover Crops in Your Farm System

By Noah Newman posted on August 18, 2024 | Posted in Cover Crops, Seeding & Planting

At last week’s National Strip-Tillage Conference in Madison, Wis., I had a chance to catch up with Gary Zimmer, also known as the father of biological farming, who was attending the conference in hopes of learning more about how strip-till can fit into his biological farming practices.

Conservation Ag Update

Cover Crops & Strip-Till Part of 200-Bushel Soybean Recipe

By Noah Newman posted on August 16, 2024

On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Martin-Till, Smithville, Ga., strip-tiller and cover cropper Alex Harrell shares the main takeaway from his record-breaking 218-bushel soybean yield.

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Cover Crops, Strip-Till Spark Desert Soil Revival

On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Titan International, we pay a visit to Strip-Till Innovator Robert Boyle’s farm in Coolidge, Ariz., for an up-close look at how he’s transforming his soils with cover crops and diverse rotations.

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