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To encourage the sharing of no-till knowledge, Loran Steinlage, No-Till Farmer's 2023 Conservation Ag Operator Fellow, has agreed to respond to subscribers' no-till questions through a unique online forum. Questions are reviewed by No-Till Farmer editors and forwarded to Steinlage for his answers, also posted on this page. Read through past information in our content archive below and submit your own questions for our Fellow to answer. Click here if you are having trouble viewing the question submission form.

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Ask the Operator: Highly Modified No-Till Planter Setups [Webinar]

March 27, 2023 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Seeding & Planting, Equipment
No-Till Farmer broadcasts live from Loran Steinlage’s FLOLO Farms in West Union, Iowa, for the May edition of the Ask the Operator webinar series: No-Till Planter Walkthroughs & Troubleshooting. The 2023 Conservation Ag Operator Fellow gives a live walkthrough of two of his highly modified no-till planters and shares the reasons behind his setup decisions.
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Ask the Operator: No-Till & Regenerative Ag in Ukraine [Webinar]

March 27, 2023 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101
In the second installment of No-Till Farmer’s Ask the Operator webinar series, 2023 Conservation Ag Operator Fellow Loran Steinlage of West Union, Iowa, welcomes Olexiy and Konstantin, two Ukrainian no-tillers, and UW-Madison's Erin Silva for a live discussion about organic no-till and the regenerative practices the farmers are experimenting with in Ukraine.
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Ask the Operator: Help Me with Cover Crops! [Webinar]

March 3, 2023 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Cover Crops
In this panel discussion, No-Till Farmer managing editor Michaela Paukner and No-Till Farmer's 2023 Conservation Ag Operator Fellow Loran Steinlage of West Union, Iowa, give you a first look at the results of the 4th annual Cover Crop Benchmark Study, a nationwide survey of hundreds of growers using cover crops, and talk through key takeaways for successfully using cover crops.
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No-Till Trials Zero in on Hybrids, Fertilizer Applications

Getting peak performance in a no-till system goes beyond having the right planter. Sparta, Wis., no-tiller Jim Leverich uses extensive on-farm trials to select the best genetics and fertilizer program for optimum yield potential on his ground.
By Julia Gerlach posted on July 12, 2022 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment, Crop Protection, Residue Management, Nutrient Management
Sparta, Wis., home to Jim Leverich, No-Till Farmer’s 2022 Conservation Ag Operator Fellow, is not far from the beautiful sandstone bluffs of the Mississippi River. Hugging the west-central part of the state, Leverich’s farm features a range of soils from sandy loam to heavier clay loam soils.
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On-Farm Testing Unlocks No-Till Success

Longtime no-tiller and retired Wisconsin Extension agent Jim Leverich — the inaugural No-Till Farmer Operator Fellow — encourages farmers to gather and utilize data from their own experience and operations for useful and practicable insights.
By Julia Gerlach posted on February 22, 2022 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Seeding & Planting, Equipment, Crop Protection, Nutrient Management, Precision Agriculture

As a former extension educator, Leverich is accustomed to keeping good records of practices and having others pick his brain about all the nuances of no-till, making him an excellent candidate for our inaugural Conservation Ag Fellow. He is an advocate for integrating data and precision ag into farming practices and believes on-farm testing is critical to achieving no-till success.


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