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Neighborly Grazing" Pays Off for Iowa No-Tillers
11+ hour, 2+ min ago (261+ words) Let's kick things off in Latimer, Iowa, where Landon and Anne Plagge are coming off a Leopold Conservation Award-winning year in the Hawkeye State. They no-till corn, soybeans and food-grade oats across 4, 000 acres, and use diverse cover crop mixes between…...
No-Till Highlights: May 14, 2026
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (48+ words) This Week's Lineup: No Till, No Problem " New Holland 8770 Planting Soybeans 20 Years Without Fertilizer - How Is It Possible? Conventional, Minimal, No Till What's the Best? How One Wisconsin Farmer's Rejected Patent Became The Foundation Of Modern No-Till Pepsi Co Continues…...
Farmers Slash Inputs by $170 Per Acre with No-Till & "Neighborly Grazing
12+ hour, 40+ min ago (1027+ words) On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Titan International, Latimer, Iowa no-tillers Landon and Anne Plagge describe the soil health practices that propelled them to the 2025 Leopold Conservation Award, including a unique cover crop grazing system....
Deadline Approaching to Sign Up for Conservation in Action Tour
1+ week, 1+ day ago (281+ words) Regular registration for the'Conservation in Action Tour'expires Friday. Learn more about America's premier on-farm experience before rates go up! RALEIGH, N. C. " Join CTIC on May 7 at 2 p. m. CT'along with the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (NCDA&CS), North Carolina…...
What's the Likelihood No-Tillers Will Order Seeding Equipment?
2+ week, 4+ day ago (253+ words) Two weeks ago, the No-Till Farmer editors surveyed no-tillers regarding their thoughts on seeding rig and other equipment purchases this year. The 2-minute survey asked growers for their opinions on equipment buys based on recent President Trump reports. 1. Since The…...
Fueling No-Till Expansion with "Full Flex" Farming
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (1804+ words) Expanding a dryland farm and cattle operation " where you're happy if the rain gauge collects 20 inches of water over a year's time " is a tough proposition, but Michael Thompson is doing just that with a rock-solid commitment to soil health…...
[Podcast] Fixing Compaction " Without Full Tillage " in Long-Term No-Till Fields
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (408+ words) On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, Michael Thompson, No-Till Farmer's 2025 Conservation Ag Operator Fellow, shares how he's alleviating compaction with an Aer Way unit in Almena, Kan. Plus, no-tillers exchange ideas and…...
Fixing Compaction " Without Full Tillage " in Long-Term No-Till Fields
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (792+ words) On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, Michael Thompson, No-Till Farmer's 2025 Conservation Ag Operator Fellow, shares how he's alleviating compaction with an Aer Way unit in Almena, Kan. Plus, no-tillers exchange ideas and…...
Protecting Your No-Tilled Crops Early & Often
3+ week, 4+ day ago (178+ words) Faced with another year of potentially high input costs and stagnant prices, no-tillers will be hunting for ways to maximize yields and their return on investment with the crop protection tools they use." To stretch soybean yields, many no-tillers are…...
Dick Foell Was a "True" No-Till Promoter, Believing in Its Many Benefits to "Save Soil, Toil & Oil"
1+ mon, 13+ hour ago (380+ words) CHIC & DICK FOELL, 2023. Well known to those who promoted no-till in the 1970s and 1980s, the Foell's inspired no-till innovation through a numerous unique no-till programs. Dick also kick-started in 1981 what would become the Conservation Technology Information Center and served as its…...