How We Did It Docuseries: Martin Industries (part 1) https://www.no-tillfarmer.com/rss en-us http://www.no-tillfarmer.com/articles/13203 Tue, 26 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.no-tillfarmer.com/articles/13203-remembering-howard-dean-martin-slideshow The following timeline for Martin-Till was originally published in the book, "Maverick to Mainstream: A History of No-Till Farming" second edition. http://www.no-tillfarmer.com/articles/13201 Mon, 25 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.no-tillfarmer.com/articles/13201-martin-till-industries-timeline Blue-Martin-Till-R_0718.png mlessiter@lessitermedia.com In the months leading up to the 2018 National No-Tillage Conference in Louisville, Ky., I made arrangements with Howard and Steve Martin, the father-son duo behind Martin Industries, to sit with me for a video interview. http://www.no-tillfarmer.com/blogs/1/post/13192 Mon, 25 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.no-tillfarmer.com/blogs/1-covering-no-till/post/13192-late-howard-martin-credits-son-steve-for-company-they-built Mike-Lessiter-0723.jpg The future of Howard Martin’s industry-leading innovation, which was so critical to success with the new no-till method, was in doubt on several occasions. The No-Till History series is made possible by Calmer Corn Heads. No-Till History series is made possible by Calmer Corn Heads.]]> http://www.no-tillfarmer.com/articles/13187 Fri, 22 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.no-tillfarmer.com/articles/13187-remembering-howard-dean-martin-1944-2024-and-the-no-till-row-cleaner Martin-No-Till-History-Feature.jpg Howard Dean Martin with his first spiked closing wheel for no-till planters in 1994. mvogel@lessitermedia.com Steve Martin grew up on his dad Howard’s farm raising tobacco, corn, wheat and soybeans. After trying no-till farming in the early 1970s, Howard Martin wasn’t satisfied with the results he was seeing. Roughly a decade later, he decided to give it another try. http://www.no-tillfarmer.com/articles/12378 Mon, 03 Apr 2023 14:33:08 -0400 https://www.no-tillfarmer.com/articles/12378-nothing-short-of-a-miracle-how-martin-industries-survived-the-dark-days-of-the-1980s Martin Till Logo Howard Martin, founder of Martin Industries, shares the story of how the business was created, what pushed Martin to create Martin Industries and more. http://www.no-tillfarmer.com/articles/13197 Fri, 25 Jun 2021 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.no-tillfarmer.com/articles/13197-howard-martin-recounts-creation-of-martin-industries Howard Martin, founder of Martin Industries, shares stories from his early years in the agriculture industry. http://www.no-tillfarmer.com/articles/13196 Fri, 25 Jun 2021 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.no-tillfarmer.com/articles/13196-howard-martins-early-days-in-ag Pioneers of No-Tillage salutes several individuals who contributed to soil conservation in Kentucky including Howard Martin who discovered and produced row cleaners to aid in no-till planting. http://www.no-tillfarmer.com/articles/10910 Fri, 25 Jun 2021 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.no-tillfarmer.com/articles/10910-video-pioneers-of-no-tillage Pioneers of No-Tillage Martin Industries might never have become a leader in no-till equipment development had economics and weather conditions not been disastrous in the 1980s. http://www.no-tillfarmer.com/articles/13191 Thu, 02 May 2019 16:06:00 -0400 https://www.no-tillfarmer.com/articles/13191-martin-industries-builds-from-ground-zero-of-no-till Young_Martin_Keeton_FL_0711_134.jpg In this episode of the Farm Equipment podcast, “How We Did It: Conversations with Ag Equipment's Entrepreneurs", Editor Mike Lessiter sits with Steve Martin of Kentucky-based planting attachments manufacturer Martin Industries. Farm Equipment podcast, “How We Did It: Conversations with Ag Equipment's Entrepreneurs", Editor Mike Lessiter sits with Steve Martin of Kentucky-based planting attachments manufacturer Martin Industries.]]> http://www.no-tillfarmer.com/articles/13195 Mon, 20 Aug 2018 15:18:00 -0400 https://www.no-tillfarmer.com/articles/13195-podcast-martin-industries-steve-martin Martin and Mike Lessiter.jpeg Eugene Keeton tells the story of creating the seed firmer. He is accompanied by Howard Martin of Martin Industries. http://www.no-tillfarmer.com/articles/10856 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.no-tillfarmer.com/articles/10856-video-eugene-keeton-creates-the-seed-firmer Eugene Keeton Creates the Seed Firmer jdobberstein@lesspub.com While many innovative farmers and manufacturers have played important roles in the growth of no-till, two men perhaps loom the largest — no-tiller Eugene Keeton and Howard Martin, the founder of Martin Industries. http://www.no-tillfarmer.com/articles/366 Tue, 01 Nov 2011 16:44:00 -0400 https://www.no-tillfarmer.com/articles/366-two-legends-who-gave-no-till-a-lift Martin-3-copy.jpg