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No-Till Highlights: Week of April 6, 2022

By Brian O'Connor posted on April 6, 2022 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Equipment, Precision Agriculture, Soil Health
No-Till Farmer editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at the grower's realm from the lofty digital realm. Here is our favorite content from the past week from across the web. “No-Till Farmer's Best of the Web" is brought to you by Mixmate by PRAXIDYN.
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[Podcast] Managing Resources Using No-Till with Dick Wittman

In this episode of the No-Till Farmer Influencers & Innovators podcast, brought to you by Terrasym, Frank Lessiter talks with Idaho no-tiller Dick Wittman about his transition to no-till, his resource management mindset and how Wittman is positioning the next generation of farmers in his family for success
By Michaela Paukner posted on November 5, 2021 | Posted in Cover Crops, Residue Management
In this episode of the No-Till Farmer Influencers & Innovators podcast, brought to you by Terrasym, Frank Lessiter talks with Idaho no-tiller Dick Wittman about his transition to no-till, his resource management mindset and how Wittman is positioning the next generation of farmers in his family for success
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Making No-Till ‘Conventional’ is the Goal

Dedication to conservation and community has driven Dick Wittman and his family business partners to pursue no-till and share knowledge.
By Dick Wittman and Martha Mintz posted on January 13, 2018 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101
We’re not farmers, ranchers or loggers — we’re resource managers. That’s one of many mindset shifts our family has made as we transition from generation to generation farming wildly varying terrain near Lewiston, Idaho.
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[Podcast] The Shoulders on Which We Stand ... The Living Legends of No-Till History

In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast series, brought to you by Topcon Agriculture, we hear directly from Frank Lessiter, long-time editor of No-Till Farmer, who has covered no-tillage for 45 years.
By Frank Lessiter and Mike Lessiter posted on July 27, 2017 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Equipment, Soil Health
In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast series, brought to you by Topcon Agriculture, we hear directly from Frank Lessiter, long-time editor of No-Till Farmer, who has covered no-tillage for 45 years.
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A Great Birthday Present

By Frank Lessiter posted on October 1, 2010 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101
My son, Mike, and I recently spent 6 days looking at no-till in the Palouse, a 3,000-square-mile area located in the southeastern corner of Washington, north central Idaho and northeast Oregon. While I've visited this area several times where no-tillers grow crops on slopes as steep as 60%, I’d never been there during harvest of wheat, barley, peas, lentils and garbanzo beans.
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What I've Learned from No-Tilling

It Takes Time To Learn How To No-Till Slopes That Exceed 50%

Idaho direct-seeder Russ Zenner spent more than 20 years developing rotations and testing equipment to continuously no-till some of the world’s steepest slopes.
By Russ Zenner and Ron Ross posted on October 1, 2010 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Soil Health, Water Management
When I'm asked what the primary differences are between no-tilling in the Palouse region of Idaho and Washington versus the Midwest, the discussion starts with our steep slopes.
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A Great Birthday Present

By Frank Lessiter posted on October 1, 2010
My son, Mike, and I recently spent 6 days looking at no-till in the Palouse, a 3,000-square-mile area located in the southeastern corner of Washington, north central Idaho and northeast Oregon. While I've visited this area several times where no-tillers grow crops on slopes as steep as 60%, I’d never been there during harvest of wheat, barley, peas, lentils and garbanzo beans.
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The Whole Package Counts In No-Till

The fine points might change, but the success of no-tilling anywhere hinges on applying the critical basics.
By Ron Perszewski posted on February 1, 2005 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101
The essentials of no-tilling are severely tested in an area with a short growing season, just 12 inches of rain annually and the potential for frost 365 days a year. Those are the conditions that Tim Melville faces as he no-tills 3,000 acres with his sons near Enterprise, Ore., in the shadow of the Cascade Mountains.
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Four No-Till Innovators Honored

Expanding the acceptance of no-till, the award winners in this eighth annual program have made a significant contribution to modern-day farming practices.
By Frank Lessiter posted on February 1, 2004 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Equipment
Progressive leaders in four no-tilling areas were honored for outstanding achievements in consulting, crop production, research and education at the early January National No-Tillage Conference in Des Moines, Iowa.
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On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Martin-Till, precision specialist Chad Baker, co-owner of Baker Precision Planter Works in Orangeville, Ill., helps a first-generation no-tiller with planter setup, and later encounters a couple problems with a strip-tiller’s new 24-row planter. Plus, veteran agronomist Brad Forkner checks in with a couple tips for farmers to keep in mind before they take the field.

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