Episodes

  • Fixing Compaction — Without Full Tillage — in Long-Term No-Till Fields

    Fixing Compaction — Without Full Tillage — in Long-Term No-Till Fields
    Jun 27 2025
    On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Yetter, Michael Thompson, No-Till Farmer’s 2025 Conservation Ag Operator Fellow, shares how he’s alleviating compaction with an AerWay unit in Almena, Kan. Plus, no-tillers exchange ideas and strategies for fighting slugs in soybean fields.
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    9 mins
  • How to Save Millions on Inputs with No-Till

    How to Save Millions on Inputs with No-Till
    Jun 23 2025
    No-Till Innovator and 2-time NNTC Presenter of the Year Rick Clark saves an estimated $2 million on inputs per year on his Williamsport, Ind., farm through adoption of regenerative farming practices.
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    46 mins
  • Sidedress Switch: No-Till Innovator Swaps Coulters for Knives

    Sidedress Switch: No-Till Innovator Swaps Coulters for Knives
    Jun 13 2025
    On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, the team pays a visit to No-Till Innovator Jim Leverich for a look at some of his new equipment in Sparta, Wis. In the Cover Crop Connection, associate editor Mackane Vogel gets an up-close look at No-Till Innovator Jim Hershey’s new cover crop plot in Elizabethown, Pa.
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    10 mins
  • Tracking Adoption of No-Till, Strip-Till and Cover Crops, and Facing the Challenges Ahead

    Tracking Adoption of No-Till, Strip-Till and Cover Crops, and Facing the Challenges Ahead
    May 30 2025
    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.
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    30 mins
  • Cutting-Edge No-Till, Strip-Till Practices Highlighted on CTIC Tour

    Cutting-Edge No-Till, Strip-Till Practices Highlighted on CTIC Tour
    May 30 2025
    On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Yetter, we’re headed inside CTIC’s Conservation in Action Tour in Sioux Falls, S.D., where a pair of conservation ag legends were inducted into the CTIC Hall of Fame. Dwayne Beck, Dakota Lakes Farm Research Manager, and Jay Brandt, son of the late no-till legend David Brandt, explain how they’re continuing to blaze the trail for conservation ag.
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    10 mins
  • Unlocking the Hidden Powers of Your No-Tilled Soils

    Unlocking the Hidden Powers of Your No-Tilled Soils
    May 9 2025
    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. In the latest edition of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by NewFields Ag, the seasoned agronomist will explain how to decipher soil biology and soil moisture profiles and utilize the information to determine when to quit on a crop or when to pump it up with biologicals, plant growth regulators, nitrogen and much more.
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    40 mins
  • Balancing the Soil for Higher No-Till Yields

    Balancing the Soil for Higher No-Till Yields
    May 2 2025
    On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, Arion, Iowa, no-tiller Kelly Garrett discusses the importance of balancing the soil during planting seasons. Plus, Kyle Hawkins explains how changing his planting date allowed the Bogard, Mo. no-tiller to win the Golden Harvest “Go for the Gold Challenge” with a 103-bushel soybean yield.
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    13 mins
  • The Big Picture of Glyphosate Resistance in the U.S. and United Kingdom

    The Big Picture of Glyphosate Resistance in the U.S. and United Kingdom
    Apr 25 2025
    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 — based in the U.K. Cussans addresses multiple confirmed cases of glyphosate resistance in the U.K. and how these cases differ and relate to confirmed cases of glyphosate resistance in the U.S., as well as what role cover crops might play in cases of glyphosate resistance.
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    27 mins