No-Till Farmer Podcast

No-Till Farmer podcast series is brought to you by Bio Till Cover Crops.

Bio Till cover Crops, a pioneer and leader in cover crop seeds, represents a complete lineup of seeds suitable for use in diverse soil types and growing conditions. Our focus on cover crop and regenerative forage seeds sets us apart from suppliers invested in other markets. Dealers in our distribution network are committed to your success by providing local resources, education and guidance to ensure you have the correct foundation for success. With over 50 years of experience in production, processing, packaging, and shipping, you won’t find a better fit for your farm.


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iTunes Audible SoundCloud Pandora TuneIn Spotify]]> https://www.no-tillfarmer.com/rss en-us [Podcast] Tracking Pivot Bio’s Revolution with Plant Nutrition jdobberstein@lesspub.com No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Bio-Till Cover Crops, Mike Lessiter, president and CEO of Lessiter Media, sat down with Pivot Bio CEO Chris Abbott to talk about the company’s approach to researching and manufacturing biological nitrogen products.]]> http://www.no-tillfarmer.com/articles/15293 Fri, 22 May 2026 07:00:00 -0400 https://www.no-tillfarmer.com/articles/15293-podcast-tracking-pivot-bios-revolution-with-plant-nutrition NTF_podcastlogo_final_0816.jpg [Podcast] What’s Possible When You Commit to Soil Health jdobberstein@lesspub.com Bio-Till Cover Crops, Austin, Minn., no-tiller Tom Cotter shares how to balance the positive and negative effect of practices for weed control, make cover crops pay, coordinate livestock grazing with crop rotations and find markets for all that’s produced.]]> http://www.no-tillfarmer.com/articles/15268 Fri, 08 May 2026 07:00:00 -0400 https://www.no-tillfarmer.com/articles/15268-podcast-whats-possible-when-you-commit-to-soil-health NTF_podcastlogo_final_0816.jpg [Podcast] How Building Mentoring Programs Can Increase Momentum for No-Till Adoption jdobberstein@lesspub.com Bio-Till Cover Crops, this esteemed panel will shine light on the true value of existing mentorship programs and share new ideas on where you can find real opportunities to connect, learn and grow with fellow no-tillers.]]> http://www.no-tillfarmer.com/articles/15241 Thu, 23 Apr 2026 07:00:00 -0400 https://www.no-tillfarmer.com/articles/15241-podcast-how-building-mentoring-programs-can-increase-momentum-for-no-till-adoption NTF_podcastlogo_final_0816.jpg [Podcast] Bringing No-Till Innovation to Alaska, the Last Frontier jdobberstein@lesspub.com Bio-Till Cover Crops, we’re sharing the conversations we had this week with Quality Drills and Alaska Agro about the logistics of this long haul, the no-till retrofit project, and hear more about the no-till field coming up at the farm.]]> http://www.no-tillfarmer.com/articles/15215 Fri, 17 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.no-tillfarmer.com/articles/15215-podcast-bringing-no-till-innovation-to-alaska-the-last-frontier NTF_podcastlogo_final_0816.jpg [Podcast] What Our Editors Heard on the Show Floor at Commodity Classic 2026 jdobberstein@lesspub.com In the latest edition of the No-Till Farmer podcast — brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, Senior Editor John Dobberstein shares highlights from his interviews with several exhibitors at the Commodity Classic show in San Antonio as they discussed products, innovations and management strategies that you’ll find of interest for this coming season.

]]> http://www.no-tillfarmer.com/articles/15178 Tue, 31 Mar 2026 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.no-tillfarmer.com/articles/15178-podcast-what-our-editors-heard-on-the-show-floor-at-commodity-classic-2026 NTF_podcastlogo_final_0816.jpg [Podcast] A Q&A with U.S. Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins at Commodity Classic jdobberstein@lesspub.com In the latest edition of the No-Till Farmer podcast — brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, our editors attended Commodity Classic 2026 in San Antonio, which hosted U.S. Secretary Brooke Rollins, NRCS Secretary Aubrey Bettencourt and USDA Undersecretary Richard Fordyce.

]]> http://www.no-tillfarmer.com/articles/15129 Fri, 13 Mar 2026 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.no-tillfarmer.com/articles/15129-podcast-a-q-and-a-with-us-ag-secretary-brooke-rollins-at-commodity-classic NTF_podcastlogo_final_0816.jpg [Podcast] Cover Crops 101 — Regenerating Your Soil mvogel@lessitermedia.com No-Till Farmer podcast — brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, listen to a discussion with Bladen, Neb., no-tiller and Co-Owner of Green Cover Seed, Keith Berns, as he talks about his new book Cover Crops 101.]]> http://www.no-tillfarmer.com/articles/15095 Fri, 27 Feb 2026 07:00:00 -0500 https://www.no-tillfarmer.com/articles/15095-podcast-cover-crops-101-regenerating-your-soil NTF_podcastlogo_final_0816.jpg [Podcast] Remembering Bill Cannon — A No-Till Pioneer jdobberstein@lesspub.com No-Till Farmer podcast — brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, listen to a discussion about Pennsylvania No-Till Pioneer Bill Cannon.]]> http://www.no-tillfarmer.com/articles/15046 Wed, 18 Feb 2026 07:00:00 -0500 https://www.no-tillfarmer.com/articles/15046-podcast-remembering-bill-cannon-a-no-till-pioneer NTF_podcastlogo_final_0816.jpg [Podcast] A New Cover Crop Business is Born jdobberstein@lesspub.com No-Till Farmer podcast — brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, listen to our conversation with Iowa no-tiller and executive director of the Conservation Technology Information Center, Ryan Heiniger.  ]]> http://www.no-tillfarmer.com/articles/15000 Thu, 29 Jan 2026 07:00:00 -0500 https://www.no-tillfarmer.com/articles/15000-podcast-a-new-cover-crop-business-is-born NTF_podcastlogo_final_0816.jpg [Podcast] No-Till Farmer’s 1:1 with Elizabeth Burns-Thompson, Modern Ag Alliance jdobberstein@lesspub.com No-Till Farmer podcast — brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, No-Till Farmer President and CEO Mike Lessiter caught up with Elizabeth Burns-Thompson, Executive Director of the Modern Ag Alliance, following her TED TALK-style presentation at the 2026 National No-Tillage Conference in St. Louis. ]]> http://www.no-tillfarmer.com/articles/14974 Fri, 23 Jan 2026 07:00:00 -0500 https://www.no-tillfarmer.com/articles/14974-podcast-no-till-farmers-1-1-with-elizabeth-burns-thompson-modern-ag-alliance NTF_podcastlogo_final_0816.jpg [Podcast] All You’ve Wanted to Know — and More — About Biological Seed Treatments jdobberstein@lesspub.com Yetter Farm Equipment, Doug Miller, vice president of MidWest Biotech, explores the common ingredients in biological seed treatments and explains their role in germination and early plant growth.]]> http://www.no-tillfarmer.com/articles/14932 Wed, 31 Dec 2025 08:00:00 -0500 https://www.no-tillfarmer.com/articles/14932-podcast-all-youve-wanted-to-know-and-more-about-biological-seed-treatments NTF_podcastlogo_final_0816.jpg [Podcast] Illinois No-Tiller Talks Non-GMO Seeds, Killing Weeds and Previews NNTC ‘Ted Talks’ jdobberstein@lesspub.com Yetter Farm Equipment, Lessiter Media president and CEO Mike Lessiter caught up recently with Cambridge, Ill., no-tiller and Ag Solutions Network co-founder Monte Bottens, who shares why the USDA’s announced $700 million commitment to regenerative ag is a big deal for the no-till and soil health movement]]> http://www.no-tillfarmer.com/articles/14912 Tue, 23 Dec 2025 08:00:00 -0500 https://www.no-tillfarmer.com/articles/14912-podcast-illinois-no-tiller-talks-non-gmo-seeds-killing-weeds-and-previews-nntc-ted-talks NTF_podcastlogo_final_0816.jpg [Podcast] What You DON’T Want to Miss at This Year’s National No-Tillage Conference nnewman@lessitermedia.com Yetter Farm Equipment, Senior Editor John Dobberstein shares some of the exciting educational sessions and networking opportunities growers will have at their fingertips at the 2026 National No-Till Conference, Jan. 6-9, in St. Louis.  ]]> http://www.no-tillfarmer.com/articles/14899 Fri, 19 Dec 2025 08:00:00 -0500 https://www.no-tillfarmer.com/articles/14899-podcast-what-you-dont-want-to-miss-at-this-years-national-no-tillage-conference NTF_podcastlogo_final_0816.jpg [Podcast] First-Generation Growers Break Down Challenges, Victories with Conservation Farming nnewman@lessitermedia.com Yetter Farm Equipment, technology editor Noah Newman sits down with young farmers James Hepp and Joel Reddick for a discussion about their strip-till and no-till systems, and the challenges they face as young farmers.]]> http://www.no-tillfarmer.com/articles/14783 Fri, 14 Nov 2025 10:00:00 -0500 https://www.no-tillfarmer.com/articles/14783-podcast-first-generation-growers-break-down-challenges-victories-with-conservation-farming NTF_podcastlogo_final_0816.jpg [Podcast] What it Takes to No-Till 100-Bushel Soybeans mvogel@lessitermedia.com Yetter Farm Equipment, Potomac, Ill., grower Bryan Severs, who no-tills non-GMO soybeans and strip-tills corn across 5,000 acres, shares his program for raising high-yielding soybeans as his farm shoots for 75 bushels an acre in every field, every year.]]> http://www.no-tillfarmer.com/articles/14706 Fri, 31 Oct 2025 11:00:00 -0400 https://www.no-tillfarmer.com/articles/14706-podcast-what-it-takes-to-no-till-100-bushel-soybeans NTF_podcastlogo_final_0816.jpg [Podcast] In the Trenches: What Soil Health Expert Ray Weil Learned Visiting Ukraine Farmers jdobberstein@lesspub.com In the latest episode of the podcast, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, editor John Dobberstein spoke with Ray Weil, an internationally renowned soil scientist at the University of Maryland and former speaker at the National No-Tillage Conference.]]> http://www.no-tillfarmer.com/articles/14660 Fri, 17 Oct 2025 11:59:00 -0400 https://www.no-tillfarmer.com/articles/14660-podcast-in-the-trenches-what-soil-health-expert-ray-weil-learned-visiting-ukraine-farmers NTF_podcastlogo_final_0816.jpg [Podcast] On the Road with Cover Crops — Paul McPherson jdobberstein@lesspub.com Yetter Farm Equipment, Last week, we met Cecil County, Maryland farmer Bryan Racine, who is relatively new to the no-till and cover crop movement, but is learning and innovating at a rapid pace.]]> http://www.no-tillfarmer.com/articles/14622 Fri, 26 Sep 2025 10:00:00 -0400 https://www.no-tillfarmer.com/articles/14622-podcast-on-the-road-with-cover-crops-paul-mcpherson NTF_podcastlogo_final_0816.jpg [Podcast] On the Road with Cover Crops — Bryan Racine Part 2 jdobberstein@lesspub.com Yetter Farm Equipment, Last week, we met Cecil County, Maryland farmer Bryan Racine, who is relatively new to the no-till and cover crop movement, but is learning and innovating at a rapid pace.]]> http://www.no-tillfarmer.com/articles/14578 Fri, 12 Sep 2025 10:00:00 -0400 https://www.no-tillfarmer.com/articles/14578-podcast-on-the-road-with-cover-crops-bryan-racine-part-2 NTF_podcastlogo_final_0816.jpg [Podcast] On the Road with Cover Crops — Bryan Racine Part 1 jdobberstein@lesspub.com Yetter Farm Equipment, let’s hop in the car and head to Cecil County, Maryland to visit Bryan Racine, who is relatively new to the no-till and cover crop movement, but is learning and innovating at a rapid pace.]]> http://www.no-tillfarmer.com/articles/14549 Fri, 29 Aug 2025 11:00:00 -0400 https://www.no-tillfarmer.com/articles/14549-podcast-on-the-road-with-cover-crops-bryan-racine-part-1 NTF_podcastlogo_final_0816.jpg [Podcast] On the Road with Cover Crops — Jim Hershey Part 2 jdobberstein@lesspub.com Yetter Farm Equipment, come along on the road with No-Till Farmer Associate Editor Mackane Vogel as he travels across parts of Maryland and Pennsylvania to visit 3 different farmers who are working with cover crops in unique ways. ]]> http://www.no-tillfarmer.com/articles/14521 Fri, 15 Aug 2025 11:00:00 -0400 https://www.no-tillfarmer.com/articles/14521-podcast-on-the-road-with-cover-crops-jim-hershey-part-2 NTF_podcastlogo_final_0816.jpg [Podcast] On the Road with Cover Crops — Jim Hershey Part 1 mvogel@lessitermedia.com Yetter Farm Equipment, come along on the road with No-Till Farmer Associate Editor Mackane Vogel as he travels across parts of Maryland and Pennsylvania to visit 3 different farmers who are working with cover crops in unique ways. ]]> http://www.no-tillfarmer.com/articles/14486 Thu, 31 Jul 2025 11:00:00 -0400 https://www.no-tillfarmer.com/articles/14486-podcast-on-the-road-with-cover-crops-jim-hershey-part-1 NTF_podcastlogo_final_0816.jpg [Podcast] How New Formulator Alliance Could Evolve Input Technologies jdobberstein@lesspub.com Yetter Farm Equipment, Tidal Grow AgriScience President and Chief Commercial Officer Norm Davy discusses the purpose behind the Formulator Strategic Alliance.]]> http://www.no-tillfarmer.com/articles/14437 Fri, 11 Jul 2025 11:00:00 -0400 https://www.no-tillfarmer.com/articles/14437-podcast-how-new-formulator-alliance-could-evolve-input-technologies NTF_podcastlogo_final_0816.jpg [Podcast] The Importance of Drainage to a Productive No-Till System jdobberstein@lesspub.com NewFieldsAg, No-Till Innovator Eileen Kladivko unpacks the eye-opening results and explains how drainage over time dramatically impacts no-till yields, cover crop growth, water quality and more.]]> http://www.no-tillfarmer.com/articles/14402 Mon, 30 Jun 2025 11:00:00 -0400 https://www.no-tillfarmer.com/articles/14402-podcast-the-importance-of-drainage-to-a-productive-no-till-system NTF_podcastlogo_final_0816.jpg [Podcast] How to Save Millions on Inputs with No-Till jdobberstein@lesspub.com NewFieldsAg, get a first-hand account of how Rick Clark makes regenerative practices work and makes them profitable.]]> http://www.no-tillfarmer.com/articles/14381 Mon, 23 Jun 2025 11:00:00 -0400 https://www.no-tillfarmer.com/articles/14381-podcast-how-to-save-millions-on-inputs-with-no-till NTF_podcastlogo_final_0816.jpg [Podcast] Tracking Adoption of No-Till, Strip-Till and Cover Crops, and Facing the Challenges Ahead jdobberstein@lesspub.com In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by NewFields Ag, we’ll hear a panel discussion about the state of soil conservation from the most recent Conservation in Action Tour in Sioux Falls, S.D. hosted by the Conservation Technology Information Center.



]]> http://www.no-tillfarmer.com/articles/14336 Fri, 30 May 2025 11:00:00 -0400 https://www.no-tillfarmer.com/articles/14336-podcast-tracking-adoption-of-no-till-strip-till-and-cover-crops-and-facing-the-challenges-ahead NTF_podcastlogo_final_0816.jpg [Podcast] Unlocking the Hidden Powers of Your No-Tilled Soils jdobberstein@lesspub.com In this podcast, brought to you by NewFieldsAg, A “green and growing crop” is often perceived as a visual validation of a healthy no-till system. But subsurface investigation is wise to truly understand the biological stability of your soils for long-term success, says Brad Forkner.


]]> http://www.no-tillfarmer.com/articles/14289 Fri, 09 May 2025 16:00:00 -0400 https://www.no-tillfarmer.com/articles/14289-podcast-unlocking-the-hidden-powers-of-your-no-tilled-soils NTF_podcastlogo_final_0816.jpg [Podcast] The Big Picture of Glyphosate Resistance in the U.S. and United Kingdom jdobberstein@lesspub.com In the latest edition of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by NewFields Ag, Associate Editor Mackane Vogel talks with John Cussans, a weed biology and weed management specialist with the ADAS — provider of agricultural and environmental consultancy, policy advice, and research and development.]]> http://www.no-tillfarmer.com/articles/14250 Fri, 25 Apr 2025 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.no-tillfarmer.com/articles/14250-podcast-the-big-picture-of-glyphosate-resistance-in-the-us-and-united-kingdom [Podcast] Taking a Trip Down the Wormhole of Soil Health jdobberstein@lesspub.com No-Till Farmer Podcast, brought to you by NewFieldsAg, Jill Clapperton, a world-renowned soil biologist and rhizosphere ecologist, helps farmers better understand what lives — and must thrive — below the soil surface to regenerate and maintain healthy soil structure.]]> http://www.no-tillfarmer.com/articles/14215 Fri, 11 Apr 2025 09:00:00 -0400 https://www.no-tillfarmer.com/articles/14215-podcast-taking-a-trip-down-the-wormhole-of-soil-health [Podcast] What a Glyphosate Ban Could Do to U.S. Agriculture jdobberstein@lesspub.com No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, Elizabeth Burns-Thompson, executive director of the Modern Ag Alliance (founded by Bayer), details the organization’s work to protect the availability of crop protection tools such as glyphosate.]]> http://www.no-tillfarmer.com/articles/14177 Fri, 28 Mar 2025 09:00:00 -0400 https://www.no-tillfarmer.com/articles/14177-podcast-what-a-glyphosate-ban-could-do-to-us-agriculture EBT_MAA graphic.png [Podcast] USDA Secretary Talks Agriculture at Commodity Classic jdobberstein@lesspub.com No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, at the Colorado Convention Center, USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins speaks with No-Till Farmer and all the ag media at the Commodity Classic about cost-cutting and refocusing happening at the USDA to better serve farmers.]]> http://www.no-tillfarmer.com/articles/14136 Fri, 14 Mar 2025 16:00:00 -0400 https://www.no-tillfarmer.com/articles/14136-podcast-usda-secretary-talks-agriculture-at-commodity-classic