No-Till Farmer Podcast
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What We Heard at the Farm Progress Show
What Does No-Till Have to Do With a Trillion-Dollar Conglomerate’s Chairman Retiring?
No-Till Trims Sky-Rocketing Diesel Costs by $25 per Acre
No-Tiller Eliminates White Mold Problem with Drywall Compost Mix in Soybeans
Big Trends, Ideas Shaping the Future of No-Till, Cover Crops at Farm Progress Show
Best Practices for Preventing SCN Yield Loss in Soybean
5 Big Things to Check for When Shopping for Biologicals
How No-Till Practices and Cover Crops Revolutionized Cotton Production
LIVE From the Strip-Till Conference Workshop
‘Land Rich, Cash Poor’ Author Discusses Biggest Challenges Facing Farmers Today
‘No Insecticides, No Fungicides’ for Longtime No-Tiller
Understanding Tar Spot in Corn and the Importance of Scouting
No-Till Innovator Keeps Planting Green After 60-Bushel Boost
Less Tillage, More Covers Consistently Leads to Lower Costs & Higher Returns
No-Till ‘Mic Drop’ Ag’s Brightest Minds Discuss the Future of Conservation Agriculture Part 2
Kinze Innovation Day Showcases No-Till, Strip-Till Equipment
No-Till ‘Mic Drop’: Ag’s Brightest Minds Discuss the Future of Conservation Agriculture: Part 1
No-Tiller Plants Entire Corn Crop with Driverless Tractor
What If a No-Tiller Wrote the Farm Bill
Vermont Is First State to Ban Paraquat
Many No-Tillers May Have Been ‘Victimized’ on EQUIP Funding
Cover Crops, Strip-Till Spark Desert Soil Revival
Quake Sensors Show Tillage Weakens Soil
Tracking Pivot Bio’s Revolution with Plant Nutrition
Farmers Slash Inputs by $170 Per Acre with No-Till & ‘Neighborly Grazing’
More on the Interference of Congress & Industry Standing in the Way ‘Unfavorable Science’
What’s Possible When You Commit to Soil Health
USDA Fought Regenerative Agriculture… Now There’s a $700 Million Turn-Around
Same Low-Cost Technology Offered 25 Years Later (More Like 70 Years Later)
No-Tillers Cashing in on Direct Sales to Consumers
Nobody Likes High Nitrogen Costs, But…
How Building Mentoring Programs Can Increase Momentum for No-Till Adoption
Dick Foell Was a ‘True’ No-Till Promoter, Believing in Its Many Benefits to ‘Save Soil, Toil & Oil’
Relay Cropping, New No-Till Drill Among Early #Plant26 Highlights
Bringing No-Till Innovation to Alaska, the Last Frontier
No-Tiller Shares Keys to 115-Bushel, State Record Soybeans
On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Titan International, we share a key takeaway from the USDA Prospective Plantings report, and catch up with Wisconsin no-tiller Kevin Klahn to discuss his state record-breaking soybean yield.
What Our Editors Heard on the Show Floor at Commodity Classic 2026
In this No-Till Farmer podcast brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, Senior Editor John Dobberstein shares highlights from his interviews with several exhibitors at the Commodity Classic show in San Antonio as they discussed products, innovations and management strategies that you’ll find of interest for this coming season.
Cover Crops a Must for 300-Bushel Corn Grower
On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Martin-Till, Lake City, Iowa no-tiller/strip-tiller Mark Schleisman shares how cover crops helped his family sweep the NCGA corn yield contest in Iowa last year. Wisconsin Leopold Conservation Award recipient Michael E. Berg shines light on his family’s conservation practices near the flood-prone Pecatonica River.
A Q&A with U.S. Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins at Commodity Classic
At Commodity Classic 2026 in San Antonio, U.S. Secretary Brooke Rollins, NRCS Secretary Aubrey Bettencourt and USDA Undersecretary Richard Fordyce answered many questions from the farm media about the state of U.S. trade, the fighting to eliminate the new world screw worm, input costs, E-15, the USDA’s relocation to hub offices in the heartland, farm succession and more.
New Strip-Till Equipment & USDA Breaking News at 2026 Commodity Classic
On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Martin-Till, we head out to Commodity Classic in San Antonio, Texas, for key takeaways from the USDA press conference addressing its computer network overhaul. Plus, Environmental Tillage Systems and Case IH give us a first-look at the companies’ new strip-till rigs that debuted at Commodity Classic.
Cover Crops 101 — Regenerating Your Soil
In today’s episode, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, listen to a discussion with Bladen, Neb., no-tiller and Co-Owner of Green Cover Seed, Keith Berns, as he talks about his new book Cover Crops 101. The book explores cover crop benefits, species selection, seeding methods and much more.
No-Till Legend Shares Residue Management Tips at National Farm Machinery Show
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.
Remembering Bill Cannon — A No-Till Pioneer
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.
No-Tiller Breaks World Yield Record for Non-Irrigated Soybeans
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.
No-Till Innovator’s System Boosts Nutrient Cycling, Prevents Runoff
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.
A New Cover Crop Business is Born
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.
No-Till Farmer’s 1:1 with Elizabeth Burns-Thompson, Modern Ag Alliance
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.
The Machine Age: What If Your Fully-Aware Tractor Won’t Allow a Tillage Pass?
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.
Top Highlights & Eye-Openers from 2026 National No-Tillage Conference
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.
All You’ve Wanted to Know — and More — About Biological Seed Treatments
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.