Cutting-Edge No-Till, Strip-Till Practices Highlighted on CTIC Tour

On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, Ohio State Univ. retired ag engineer and No-Till Innovator Randall Reeder discusses the true cost of erosion, and why no-till and cover crops would help cut down on dust storms.

In this No-Till Famer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, Tidal Grow AgriScience’s President and Chief Commercial Officer, Norm Davy, discusses the purpose behind this new alliance and what farmers could expect to see as formulators get on board.

On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, Alpha, Ill., No-Till Innovator Marion Calmer discusses his top goals when it comes to managing heavy residue at harvest time.

In this No-Till Farmer Podcast, brought to you by NewFields Ag, the No-Till Innovator unpacks the eye-opening results and explains how drainage over time dramatically impacts no-till yields, cover crop growth, water quality and more.

On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Yetter, Michael Thompson, No-Till Farmer’s 2025 Conservation Ag Operator Fellow, shares how he’s alleviating compaction with an AerWay unit in Almena, Kan. Plus, no-tillers exchange ideas and strategies for fighting slugs in soybean fields.

No-Till Innovator and 2-time NNTC Presenter of the Year Rick Clark saves an estimated $2 million on inputs per year on his Williamsport, Ind., farm through adoption of regenerative farming practices.

On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, the team pays a visit to No-Till Innovator Jim Leverich for a look at some of his new equipment in Sparta, Wis. In the Cover Crop Connection, associate editor Mackane Vogel gets an up-close look at No-Till Innovator Jim Hershey’s new cover crop plot in Elizabethown, Pa.

In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by NewFields Ag, we’ll hear a panel discussion about the state of soil conservation from the most recent Conservation in Action Tour in Sioux Falls, S.D. hosted by the Conservation Technology Information Center.

On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Yetter, we’re headed inside CTIC’s Conservation in Action Tour in Sioux Falls, S.D., where a pair of conservation ag legends were inducted into the CTIC Hall of Fame. Dwayne Beck, Dakota Lakes Farm Research Manager, and Jay Brandt, son of the late no-till legend David Brandt, explain how they’re continuing to blaze the trail for conservation ag.

A “green and growing crop” is often perceived as a visual validation of a healthy no-till system. But subsurface investigation is wise to truly understand the biological stability of your soils for long-term success, says Brad Forkner. In the latest edition of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by NewFields Ag, the seasoned agronomist will explain how to decipher soil biology and soil moisture profiles and utilize the information to determine when to quit on a crop or when to pump it up with biologicals, plant growth regulators, nitrogen and much more.