Episodes

  • What it Takes to No-Till 100-Bushel Soybeans

    What it Takes to No-Till 100-Bushel Soybeans
    Oct 31 2025
    Soybean yields can be stubbornly stagnant for some farmers, but Bryan Severs has found a way to break through the yield barrier. The Potomac, Ill., grower, 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.
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    21 mins
  • Halloween Sales to Suburbanites Worth Making

    Halloween Sales to Suburbanites Worth Making
    Oct 24 2025
    Halloween Sales to Suburbanites Worth Making by No-Till Farmer
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    6 mins
  • In the Trenches: What Soil Health Expert Ray Weil Learned Visiting Ukraine Farmers

    In the Trenches: What Soil Health Expert Ray Weil Learned Visiting Ukraine Farmers
    Oct 17 2025
    In today’s 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.
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    40 mins
  • Comparing the Economics of No-Till, Strip-Till & Conventional Systems

    Comparing the Economics of No-Till, Strip-Till & Conventional Systems
    Oct 17 2025
    On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Bio Till Cover Crops, Univ. of Illinois analysts dive into new data from the Precision Conservation Management program, comparing the economic differences between no-till, strip-till and other tillage systems.
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    9 mins
  • No-Till Innovator Exchanges Tips & Tricks with Farmers in Ukraine

    No-Till Innovator Exchanges Tips & Tricks with Farmers in Ukraine
    Oct 3 2025
    On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Bio Till Cover Crops, West Union, Iowa, No-Till Innovator Loran Steinlage shares what he’s learned from farmers in Ukraine. 2025 Conservation Ag Operator Fellow Michael Thompson checks in from his farm in Almena, Kan., with a look at his planter setup and unique approach to starter fertilizer applications.
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    10 mins
  • On the Road with Cover Crops — Paul McPherson

    On the Road with Cover Crops — Paul McPherson
    Sep 26 2025
    In this podcast, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, we’ll finish up the road trip with a visit to New Park, Pennsylvania grower Paul McPherson at Maple Lawn Farms.
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    47 mins
  • ‘Slake Test’ Reveals Major Differences Between No-Till & Conventional Soils

    ‘Slake Test’ Reveals Major Differences Between No-Till & Conventional Soils
    Sep 19 2025
    On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, we head inside the Watershed Protection Committee of Racine County’s annual field day in Rochester, Wis., for a look at the latest takeaways from their no-till vs. conventional research plots. A ‘slake test’ reveals eye-opening differences between no-till and conventional soils, and independent research agronomist Jim Stute shares his big economic takeaway from the test plots.
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    11 mins
  • On the Road with Cover Crops — Bryan Racine Part 2

    On the Road with Cover Crops — Bryan Racine Part 2
    Sep 12 2025
    In today’s episode, come along on the road with me as I travel across parts of Maryland and Pennsylvania to visit 3 different farmers who are working with cover crops and no-till in unique ways. Our first stop in part 1 of this journey took us to Jim Hershey’s farm in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania. 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. Let’s pick up where we left off with Bryan and head out into the field to see what he has been working on this year.
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    40 mins