Episodes

  • 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
  • All You’ve Wanted to Know — and More — About Biological Seed Treatments

    All You’ve Wanted to Know — and More — About Biological Seed Treatments
    Dec 31 2025
    There are many distinct types of seed treatments, including those already on the market that prevent diseases and deter pathogens. But a fast-growing segment of biological seed treatments goes beyond protection and actively support seed germination, seedling growth and early root development. In the latest edition of the No-Till Farmer podcast — brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment — Doug Miller, vice president of MidWest Biotech, explores the common ingredients in biological seed treatments and explains their role in germination and early plant growth.
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    40 mins
  • Illinois No-Tiller Talks Non-GMO Seeds, Killing Weeds and Previews NNTC ‘Ted Talks’

    Illinois No-Tiller Talks Non-GMO Seeds, Killing Weeds and Previews NNTC ‘Ted Talks’
    Dec 23 2025
    Lessiter Media president and CEO Mike Lessiter caught up recently with Cambridge, Ill., no-tiller and Ag Solutions Network co-founder Monte Bottens, who shares why the USDA’s announced $700 million commitment to regenerative ag is a big deal for the no-till and soil health movement. Bottens also explains why he’s excited for the upcoming National No-Tillage Conference and the new "Ted-style” talks he’s participating in, as well as cutting-edge technology for killing weeds and planting non-GMO seeds.
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    19 mins
  • What You DON’T Want to Miss at This Year’s National No-Tillage Conference

    What You DON’T Want to Miss at This Year’s National No-Tillage Conference
    Dec 23 2025
    In this No-Till Farmer Podcast, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, Senior Editor John Dobberstein shares some of the exciting educational sessions and networking opportunities growers will have at their fingertips at the 2026 National No-Till Conference, Jan. 6-9, in St. Louis.
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    28 mins