Episodes

  • No-Till Legend Shares Residue Management Tips at National Farm Machinery Show

    No-Till Legend Shares Residue Management Tips at National Farm Machinery Show
    Feb 20 2026
    On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Martin-Till, we head inside the 2026 National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville, Ky., for a look at new equipment and residue management insights from No-Till Innovator Phil Needham. Plus, agronomist Brad Forkner shares some innovative new inputs, including a product called Squid Juice.
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    12 mins
  • Remembering Bill Cannon — A No-Till Pioneer

    Remembering Bill Cannon — A No-Till Pioneer
    Feb 18 2026
    In today’s episode, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, listen to a discussion about Pennsylvania No-Till Pioneer Bill Cannon. You’ll hear from 4 different people who were heavily influenced by Bill and worked closely with him before his passing.
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    33 mins
  • No-Tiller Breaks World Yield Record for Non-Irrigated Soybeans

    No-Tiller Breaks World Yield Record for Non-Irrigated Soybeans
    Feb 5 2026
    On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Martin-Till, longtime no-tiller Chris Weaver explains how he prepared his record-breaking soybean plot with a roller-crimper in the fall. Plus, we get the scoop on some breaking news in the equipment world, including Yetter’s plans to acquire Martin, and Horizon Ag’s big debut in the U.S.
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    9 mins
  • No-Till Innovator’s System Boosts Nutrient Cycling, Prevents Runoff

    No-Till Innovator’s System Boosts Nutrient Cycling, Prevents Runoff
    Jan 30 2026
    On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Martin-Till, Leopold Conservation Award recipient Jim Hershey shares some of his latest conservation tips and tricks from his Elizabethtown, Pa., farm. Fellow no-tiller Joseph Kern describes how planting green has transformed his operation in Mariah Hill, Ind.
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    11 mins
  • A New Cover Crop Business is Born

    A New Cover Crop Business is Born
    Jan 29 2026
    Iowa no-tiller and executive director of the Conservation Technology Information Center, Ryan Heiniger, and his son Mat talk about the new cover crop business they founded and what it’s like to go from father and son to business partners.
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    21 mins
  • No-Till Farmer’s 1:1 with Elizabeth Burns-Thompson, Modern Ag Alliance

    No-Till Farmer’s 1:1 with Elizabeth Burns-Thompson, Modern Ag Alliance
    Jan 23 2026
    In the latest edition of the 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. Burns-Thompson discusses the work being done to protect farmers’ choices in crop protection tools, reflects on her ag journey and dives deeper into the important role everyone in conservation agriculture plays and much more.
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    31 mins
  • The Machine Age: What If Your Fully-Aware Tractor Won’t Allow a Tillage Pass?

    The Machine Age: What If Your Fully-Aware Tractor Won’t Allow a Tillage Pass?
    Jan 22 2026
    This blog is a first for me. Of the 600 words or so that follow below, only about one-third are mine. The rest of you’re about to read on this blog on artificial intelligence (AI) came from AI itself.
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    5 mins
  • Top Highlights & Eye-Openers from 2026 National No-Tillage Conference

    Top Highlights & Eye-Openers from 2026 National No-Tillage Conference
    Jan 16 2026
    On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Martin-Till, we’re headed inside the 34th annual National No-Tillage Conference in St. Louis. Both longtime and first-time attendees share some of their biggest takeaways from the conference. We catch up with Jeff Martin from Mt. Pulaski, Ill., during one of the networking breaks for a conversation about how the longtime no-tiller is applying ocean water and more to his crops.
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    12 mins