No-Till Farmer Podcast

In this episode of the No-Till Farmer Influencers &Innovations podcast, brought to you by Martin Industries, editor, Frank Lessiter, chats with Canadian no-tiller and strip-tiller Brian Newcombe.

In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Manufacturing, Lessiter Media president Mike Lessiter sits down for an exclusive one-on-one talk with the newly appointed 16th chief of the NRCS, Matthew Lohr.

In this episode of the “No-Till Farmer Influencers & Innovations” podcast, brought to you by Ingersoll & Agrisolutions, Frank Lessiter sits down at the 2019 National No-Tillage Conference with Allen Brooks, a pioneering no-till vegetable farmer from Wisconsin.

In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Manufacturing, we are joined by longtime no-tiller Jan Layman, who shares the economic payoffs he’s gained as a result of diversifying the operations on his 4,800-acre Kenton, Ohio, farm.

In this episode of the “No-Till Farmer Influencers & Innovations” podcast, brought to you by Ingersoll & Agrisolutions, Frank Lessiter chats with Phil Needham, owner of Needham Ag Technologies.

In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Manufacturing, we share excerpts from our conversations at the National Farm Machinery Show, where manufacturers and farmers shared their advice, challenges and outlooks for the organic farming market.

In this episode of the “No-Till Farmer Influencers & Innovations” podcast, brought to you courtesy of Ingersoll & Agrisolutions, Frank Lessiter chats with John Aeschliman who no-tills on the steep slopes of the Palouse area of Washington State.

In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Manufacturing, we’re pleased to share excerpts from Abbey Wick’s conversation with Tony Kramer on the RDO Equipment Co. Agriculture Technology Podcast. Tony and Abbey discuss defining soil health, cover cropping strategies, and the value of strip-till to retain moisture and size residue.

In this episode of the “No-Till Farmer Influencers & Innovations” podcast, brought to you courtesy of Ingersoll & Agrisolutions, Frank Lessiter chats with long-time West Virginia no-tiller, Mike Wolpert.

In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Manufacturing, we are joined by Carl Bradley, plant pathologist at the University of Kentucky, to discuss how no-tillers can stay ahead of new disease pressure and further development of resistant diseases.

For this first “official” episode of the all-new “No-Till Farmer Influencers & Innovations” podcast, Mike Lessiter interviews his dad, Frank Lessiter, on the roots of no-till and conservation tillage farming.

In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Manufacturing, we're joined by no-tiller and on-farm research coordinator for the University of Wisconsin, Jim Leverich, to discuss a three-part plan that could help you boost soil productivity and allow crops to access nutrients more efficiently.

In premiere this episode of the new No-Till Farmer podcast, Influencers & Innovations brought to you by Ingersoll & AgriSolution, Frank Lessiter will talk about why no-till is still as important today as it was 45 years ago.

In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Manufacturing, we're joined by experimental plant ecologist J.C. Cahill from the University of Alberta to discuss root movement and foraging.

In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Manufacturing, we're joined by University of Illinois crop physiology research assistant Alison Vogel who will discuss how accelerating residue degradation and nutrient cycling is necessary to maximize yield potential when no-tilling continuous corn.

In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Manufacturing, we're joined no-tiller Darren Grogan, who he shares how the family’s irrigation and drainage program helps them control their water supply. Darren will also discuss improvements his family made in precision technology that has improved nitrogen-use efficiency and increased yields.

In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Manufacturing, we're joined by co-director of the University of Wisconsin’s Discovery Farms program Amber Radatz who will share on-farm data from more than 200 site years in Wisconsin and Minnesota.

In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Manufacturing, we're joined by Adam Daugherty who will discuss planting logistics when no-tillers are seeding cover crop mixes, including the pros and cons of different tools available to get seed in the ground.

In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Manufacturing, we continue the conversation with selected excerpts from our roundtable conversation from the 4th annual National Strip-Tillage Conference in Omaha, starting with some insight on influential factors in making precision farming purchases.

In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Calmer Corn Heads, we share selected excerpts from our roundtable conversation from the 4th annual National Strip-Tillage Conference in Omaha, touching on defining precision objectives and early payback.

In this episode of the <em>No-Till Farmer</em> podcast, brought to you by Calmer Corn Heads, we're discussing healthy soils and diverse organisms with Dennis Chessman, the team leader for the NRCS Soil Health Division in Lexington, Ky.

In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Calmer Corn Heads, we continue our discussion with John Grove, director of the University of Kentucky Research and Education Center, shifting focus to nutrient management after crops have emerged.

In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Calmer Corn Heads, we welcome John Grove, director of the University of Kentucky Research and Education Center, to discuss the unique characteristics of no-till soil environments when compared to soils on conventionally tilled farms and how those can affect the availability of nutrients to plants.

In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Calmer Corn Heads, we welcome Damon Reabe, aerial cover crop applicator and co-owner of Dairyland Aviation from Waupun, Wis., to explain the necessary steps to ensure a successful cover crop stand, including the best timing of application and what soils have the greatest success rate.

In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Montag Mfg., we continue our discussion with Penn State University no-till and cover crop researcher Sjoerd Duiker on the thought-provoking topic of increasing soil organic matter.

In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Montag Mfg., we welcome Penn State University no-till and cover crop researcher Sjoerd Duiker to discuss the thought-provoking topic of increasing soil organic matter.

In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Montag Mfg., we welcome Ohio State University field crops specialist Kelley Tilmon to discuss the rise of Bt resistant Western bean cutworm.

In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Montag Mfg., we welcome Barry Fisher, a veteran soil health expert and regional team leader with Indiana’s NRCS office to discuss soil health strategies.

In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Montag Mfg., we welcome veteran application expert and the owner of Wolf Consulting & Research in Mahomet, Ill., Bob Wolf will discuss sprayer nozzle technology advancements over the past 30 years.

In the second part of this two-part podcast, brought to you by Montag Mfg., cover crop educator and Pennsylvania no-tiller Steve Groff concludes by sharing important insights for no-tillers who are grazing cover crops on their operation, as well tips for successfully planning and purchasing cover crop seed, and questions no-tillers should ask when identifying suitable seed suppliers.

In the first part of this two-part podcast, brought to you by Montag Mfg. Co., cover crop educator and Pennsylvania no-tiller Steve Groff will talk about the mindset necessary to be successful in adopting cover crops in a no-till system.

In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast series, brought to you by Yetter Mfg. Co., we welcome Gabe Brown, a veteran no-tiller and the owner of Brown’s Ranch in Bismarck, N.D. Gabe shares his no-till journey, where he developed a management system that positively impacted soil biology and allowed nature to help his farm thrive.

In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Manufacturing Company, we welcome Bob Wolf, a veteran application expert and the owner of Wolf Consulting & Research who discusses the recent changes in labeling and application requirements for three major herbicides.

In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Manufacturing Company, we welcome John Tooker, an entomologist from Penn State University who says, "integrated Pest Management is more than just knowing what to spray and when."

In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Manufacturing Company, we welcome Neal Kinsey, a fertility expert and agronomist from Charleston, Missouri who will examine the findings from seven soil samples in various geographic regions, soil types and crop rotations.

In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Manufacturing Company, we feature three short podcasts originally developed by the Illinois Soybean Association checkoff program. These presentations include, “Evaluating Early Season Plant Health,” “Fungicide Timing & Use in Production” and “Stinkbug Activities in Soybeans.”

In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Manufacturing Company, principal scientist at Rhizoterra Inc. Jill Clapperton discusses the characteristics of healthy soils and the importance of building soil structure in creating a diverse, viable no-till system.

In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Topcon Agriculture, Ohio State University ag engineer and precision specialist Scott Shearer discusses how big data trends will affect the future of agricultural production.

In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Topcon Agriculture, author and University of Maryland researcher Ray Weil discusses his findings regarding the principles of soil productivity.

In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Topcon Agriculture, we sat down with Bill Richards, know as the “Grandfather of No-Till,” to discuss the storied history of no-till adoption and the major influencers who helped prove no-till as a viable, profitable farm practice.

In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Topcon Agriculture, we are joined by no-till consultant with Ag Conservation Solutions, Dan Towery, who discusses some of the benefits of annual ryegrass as a carbon provider and nitrogen scavenger in no-tilled soils, and the optimum seeding window for its use in the U.S.

In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Topcon Agriculture, we are joined by fertility expert Neal Kinsey, to discuss the need for sulfur and its significant role in plant protein, nodulation in legumes, seed and chlorophyll production, rooting ability and disease protection.

In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Topcon Agriculture, we are joined by Doug Miller from Midwest Bio-Tech who provides an in-depth look into the science behind residue breakdown

Time and time again, no-tillers have proven that they have a genuine interest on what’s going on below the field surface. Where some farmers call the ground they farm “dirt,” almost as if it’s something negative and a hindrance to their farming efforts, no-tillers call it “soil” and genuinely and properly look at that ground as life.

During the 2017 National No-Tillage Conference, Jeremy Wilson, technology specialist at Crop IMS, spoke at length about the best practices for collecting, sorting through and using precision data, as well as calibrating equipment properly and confirming data accuracy.

We continue our discussion with University of Nebraska Extension engineer Paul Jasa who, over a 40-year career studying no-till, has become one of the best sources of information in the Midwest on no-till planting equipment and proper placement of seed in the soil.

Over a 40-year career studying no-till, Paul Jasa has become one of the best sources of information in the Midwest on no-till planting equipment and proper placement of seed in the soil. The University of Nebraska Extension engineer will admit that if there is a mistake to be made with no-till, he's either made it himself or has seen it done.

Check out the 22nd episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast series, “The Shoulders on Which We Stand ... The Living Legends of No-Till History,” brought to you by Topcon Agriculture. In this podcast, we hear for directly from the desk of Frank Lessiter, owner of No-Till Farmer, who has covered no-tillage from 45 years.

Check out the 21st episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast series, "Onfarm Research Results: The Many Things One No-Tiller Has Learned," brought to you by Topcon Agriculture. In this episode, we welcome Marion Calmer, where we discuss the importance of onfarm research.

Check out the 20th episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast series, "Why Phosphorus is Leaving the Farm and What to Do About it," brought to you by Montag Mfg. In this episode, we welcome Joe Nester to talk about why he thinks we're seeing more problems with phosphorus runoff and what growers can do to keep the nutrient from leaving their fields.