No-Till Farmer Podcast
Episodes
Building Resilience In Your No-Till Soils
26 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Midwest Bio-Tech, we're joined by Jamie Patton, a senior outreach specialist for the ...
Guy Swanson And The Yielder Drill
19 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the No-Till Farmer Influencers & Innovators podcast, brought to you by Calmer Corn Heads, No-Till Farmer editor Frank Lessiter talk...
Combatting Compaction With No-Till And Cover Crops
12 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Midwest Bio-Tech, we're joined by NRCS soil health specialist Jim Hoorman who explain...
The Tye Grain Drill and Narrow-Row Soybeans
05 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the “No-Till Farmer Influencers & Innovators” podcast, brought to you by Calmer Corn Heads, No-Till Farmer editor Frank Lessite...
Farming Green with No-Tiller Rick Clark
30 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Midwest Bio-Tech, we we hear listen in as Rick Clark explains how for the past few ye...
Revolutionizing Agriculture With No-Till Legend John Bradley
23 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the No-Till Farmer Influencers & Innovators podcast, brought to you by Calmer Corn Heads, No-Till Farmer editor Frank Lessiter talk...
The Dangers And Opportunities Of Growing Hemp
15 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Midwest Bio-Tech, we hear from long-time no-tiller Steve Groff , who explains everyth...
Jim Leverich: Advancing No-Till Through Research, Practice, and Extension Service
09 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of the “No-Till Farmer Influencers & Innovators” podcast, brought to you by Calmer Corn Heads, No-till Farmer editor Frank Lessiter t...
Using a Foliar Fertilizer for Higher Yields
25 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Midwest Bio-Tech, we listen in on a Conklin conference call, with host Dan Willgohs a...
Marketing The Value Of No-Till With Karl Kupers Of Shepherd's Grain
18 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of the “No-till Farmer Influencers & Innovators” podcast, brought to you by Calmer Corn Heads, features one of the most successful va...
18 Ideas For Healthier No-Till Soils, Yields, And Profits
11 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Midwest Bio-Tech, we'll hear from Robby Bevis of Lonoke, Arkansas; Mike Brocksmith of...
Conservation Farming in the U.S. and Abroad with Hans Kok
03 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the “No-till Farmer Influencers & Innovators” podcast, brought to you by Calmer Corn Heads, conservation consultant Hans Kok jo...
The Importance Of Precision In Agronomic Data
27 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Montag Manufacturing, we're joined by Ron LeMay of Main Street Data, who talks about ...
Breeding Success in No-Till with “No-Till Bill” Haddad
21 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the “No-till Farmer Influencers & Innovators” podcast, brought to you by Martin Industries, no-till pioneer Bill Haddad joins F...
Planting Green With No-Till And Cover Crops: A Year-Round Ecological System
12 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Montag Manufacturing, we’ll hear from Maryland farmer Trey Hill as he shares his t...
Growing Corn In 60-Inch Rows
05 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the No-Till Farmer Influencers & Innovators podcast, brought to you by Martin Industries, retired John Deere engineer Bob Recker sh...
A Conversation With Soil Health Advocates Ray Archuleta, Gabe Brown, And Russell Hedrick
23 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Montag Manufacturing, we share a Q&A interview conducted at the Understanding Ag and...
Reflecting On 25 Years Of No-Till Learning
16 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Copperhead Ag, we welcome Frank Lessiter, Allen Berry, Allan Brooks, R.D. Wolheter, Bryan Von Holten...
Why Cover Crop Acreage is Growing, and Important Rule Changes That May Reduce the Risk
10 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Montag Manufacturing, we share a Q&A interview with senior editor John Dobberstein a...
A Chat with No-Till Innovators Charlie Hammer and Nancy Kavazanjian
02 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the No-Till Farmer Influencers & Innovators podcast, brought to you by Martin Industries, editor, Frank Lessiter, chats with the hu...
Understanding Conservation Agriculture And Carbon Management In Your No - Till Operation
23 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Montag Manufacturing, retired USDA soil scientist Don Reicosky outlines the connecti...
Early No-Till Recollections with Ag Economist Howard Doster
18 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the No-Till Farmer Influencers & Innovations podcast, brought to you by Martin Industries, Frank Lessiter, chats with retired ag ec...
Growing Hemp: Potential Opportunities and Problems for U.S. Growers
11 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Montag Manufacturing, Casey Seymour of Moving Iron LLC sits down with Kristen Nichols...
Brian Newcombe: No-Tilling Small Fields in Nova Scotia
04 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the No-Till Farmer Influencers &Innovations podcast, brought to you by Martin Industries, editor, Frank Lessiter, chats with Canadi...
The Future of No-Till and Cover Crops with New NRCS Chief, Matthew Lohr
21 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Manufacturing, Lessiter Media president Mike Lessiter sits down for an exclusi...
No-Tilling Vegetables with No-Till Pioneer Allen Brooks
14 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the “No-Till Farmer Influencers & Innovations” podcast, brought to you by Ingersoll & Agrisolutions, Frank Lessiter sits down a...
Putting More Money in Your Pocket with a Diversified No-Till Operation
07 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
NTII Ep. 004 A Global Perspective on No-Till with Phil Needham
01 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the “No-Till Farmer Influencers & Innovations” podcast, brought to you by Ingersoll & Agrisolutions, Frank Lessiter chats with ...
NTF Ep. 060 Transitioning to an Organic System: Opportunities & Obstacles
22 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 M...
NTII Ep. 003 No-Tilling on the Slopes of Washington State with John Aeschliman
15 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the “No-Till Farmer Influencers & Innovations” podcast, brought to you courtesy of Ingersoll & Agrisolutions, Frank Lessiter ch...
Ep. 059 Digging Deeper on the Status of Your Soil Health
08 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 conversa...
NTII Ep. 002 No-Tilling in West Virginia with Mike Wolpert
31 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the “No-Till Farmer Influencers & Innovations” podcast, brought to you courtesy of Ingersoll & Agrisolutions, Frank Lessiter ch...
Ep. 058 Fighting Through the Evolving Landscape of Row Crop Diseases & Finding No-Till Profitability
24 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 Univers...
NTII Ep. 001 The Early Days of No-Till Farming
18 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
For this first “official” episode of the all-new “No-Till Farmer Influencers & Innovations” podcast, Mike Lessiter interviews his dad, Frank L...
Ep. 057 Boosting Productivity in Your No-Tilled Soils with a More Efficient Fertility Program
09 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
NTII Ep. 000 Introducing the No-Till Farmer Influencers & Innovations Podcast
03 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In premiere this episode of the new No-Till Farmer podcast, Influencers & Innovations brought to you by Ingersoll & AgriSolution, Frank Lessiter will ...
Ep. 056 How Plants Find Their Food — the Behavioral Science Underlying Plant Nutrition
27 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 t...
Ep. 055 Ending Continuous Corn Yield Penalties with Better Residue, Agronomic Management
14 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Ep. 054 Controlling Water to Reduce Risk and Push No-Till Profits
21 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 fam...
Ep. 053 Building Up Your No-Till Nutrient Management to Protect the Environment & Your Profitability
09 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Ep. 052 Designing a Cover Crop Mix and Managing Your Creation
25 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 logist...
Ep. 051 Realizing ROI and Identifying Pain Points of Precision Tools Part 2
11 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Manufacturing, we continue the conversation with selected excerpts from our ro...
Ep. 050 Realizing ROI and Identifying Pain Points of Precision Tools
27 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 t...
Ep. 049 It’s All About Carbon: Building a Thriving Soil Biological Community
14 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Calmer Corn Heads, we're discussing healthy soils and diverse organisms with Dennis C...
Ep. 048 Nuts and Bolts of No-Till Crop Nutrition Part 2
23 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 Univer...
Ep. 047 Nuts and Bolts of No-Till Crop Nutrition Part 1
09 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 Rese...
Ep. 046 Tips and Strategies for Getting More Success with Aerially Seeded Cover Crops
26 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Ep. 045 Can I Increase Soil Organic Matter by 1% This Year? – Part 2
12 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Ep. 044 Can I Increase Soil Organic Matter by 1% This Year? – Part 1
21 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 Sjoer...
Ep. 043 Strategies for Protecting Corn Against Yield-Robbing Western Bean Cutworm
07 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Ep. 042 Regenerating No-Till Soils After a Season of Saturated Soil
24 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Ep. 041 Do You Know Your Spray Nozzle Sweet Spot?
10 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 &...
Ep. 040 Strategies for Getting Off the Starting Block with Cover Crops: Part 2
26 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 sh...
Ep. 039 Strategies for Getting Off the Starting Block with Cover Crops: Part 1
13 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 ab...
Ep. 038 Using Regenerative Agriculture to Revive Your No-Till System
22 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 B...
Ep. 037 Tackling Application, Labeling Challenges for Herbicide-Tolerant Cropping Systems
08 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 t...
Ep. 036 Balancing Insecticide Use and Soil Health Through An IPM Approach
23 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Ep. 035 Finding and Fixing Nutrient Imbalances in No-Tilled Crops
08 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Manufacturing Company, we welcome Neal Kinsey, a fertility expert and agronomi...
Ep. 034 Soybean Health Tips: A 3-Part Series
25 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Manufacturing Company, we feature three short podcasts originally developed by...
Ep. 033 Healthy Plants Grow in Healthy Soils — and Understanding Why That Is
10 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Manufacturing Company, principal scientist at Rhizoterra Inc. Jill Clapperton...
Ep. 032 Big Data — Discovering the Value of an Underutilized Asset
21 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Topcon Agriculture, Ohio State University ag engineer and precision specialist Scott...
Ep. 031 Digging Deeper into Cover Crop Benefits
07 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Topcon Agriculture, author and University of Maryland researcher Ray Weil discusses h...
Ep. 030 History and Insights from No-Till Pioneer Bill Richards
22 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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-...
Ep. 029 Managing Annual Ryegrass In No-Till — It’s All About The Details
09 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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 Solution...
Ep. 028 The Importance of Sulfur and Tips for Utilizing it for Your Crops
25 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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 nee...
Ep. 027 Managing Soil Biology for Faster Crop Residue Breakdown
12 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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 a...
Ep. 026 Getting to Know the Trillions of Friends Underfoot
22 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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 th...
Ep. 025 Turning Mountains of Precision Data into an Asset for Your No-Till Operation
07 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
During the 2017 National No-Tillage Conference, Jeremy Wilson, technology specialist at Crop IMS, spoke at length about the best practices for collect...
Ep. 024 Seeking the Perfect No-Till Picket-Fence Stand: Part 2
24 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Ep. 023 Seeking The Perfect No-Till Picket-Fence Stand: Part 1
10 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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 p...
Ep. 022 The Shoulders on Which We Stand ... The Living Legends of No-Till History
27 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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,” brou...
Ep. 021 Onfarm Research Results: The Many Things One No-Tiller Has Learned
13 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Ep. 020 Why Phosphorus is Leaving the Farm and What to Do About it
23 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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 Monta...
Ep. 019 Managing Micronutrients with Tissue Testing and Fertilizer
08 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In the 19th episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Montag Mfg., we welcome President of Ward Laboratories, Ray Ward to share his kno...
Ep. 018 Enabling No-Till Yields to Increase with Earthworms and Drainage
25 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In the 18th episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Montag Mfg., we welcome Doral Kemper to share how no-tillers can increase their s...
Ep. 017 15 Tips for a More Efficient and Environmentally Responsible Fertility Program
11 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In the 17th episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Montag Mfg., we welcome the 9th class of Responsible Nutrient Management Practiti...
Ep. 016 Developing an Efficient Fertility System for High No-Till Yields and Profitability
26 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In the 16th episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Montag Mfg., we welcome Jim Leverich to discuss how he’s developed an efficient...
Ep. 015 How a System Built on Stewardship Benefits the Environment and the Bottom Line
12 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In the 15th episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Montag Manufacturing, we welcome Seth Watkins to talk about how he’s using cons...
Ep. 014 How On-Farm Testing Can Provide a $150 Per Acre ROI
23 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In the 14th episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Copperhead Ag, we welcome no-till innovator Marion Calmer to share the lessons he...
Ep. 013 Lessons from 55 Years of No-Tilling
08 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In our thirteenth No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Copperhead Ag, we welcome John and Alex Young to share the lessons they’ve learned from ...
Ep. 012 Six Strategies to Manage Crop Production Risk on Poorly Drained Claypan Soils
24 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In our twelfth No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Copperhead Ag, we welcome Eddie Hoff to discuss the keys to effective no-till farming on poor...
Ep. 011 Turning a Profit and Improving the Health of Thin, Abused Piedmont Soils
09 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In our eleventh No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Copperhead Ag, we welcome Jim Howard to share the lessons he’s learned from no-tilling cor...
Ep. 010 Reflecting on 25 Years of No-Till Learning
27 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In our tenth No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Copperhead Ag, we welcome Frank Lessiter, Allen Berry, Allan Brooks, R.D. Wolheter, Bryan Von H...
Ep. 009 7 Keys to Running a Successful No-Till Operation
11 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In our ninth No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Copperhead Ag, we welcome Mike Wolpert to talk about the steps no-tillers need to take to ensur...
Ep. 008 Measures for Protecting, Building Quality No-Till Soils
30 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In our eighth episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Montag Mfg., we welcome Steve Berger to talk about how to protect and build the...
Ep. 007 How Intensive Nitrogen Use is Browning the Green Revolution
20 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In our seventh No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Montag Manufacturing, we welcome Richard Mulvaney to talk about why nitrogen fertilizers are ...
Ep. 006 Managing Micronutrients with Soil Testing and Fertilizer
06 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In our sixth episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Montag Mfg., Ward Laboratories founder and president Ray Ward will discuss the t...
Ep. 005 Soil Testing to Achieve Adequate No-Till Nutrient Levels
15 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In our fifth episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Montag Mfg., we welcome Ray Ward, founder and president of Ward Laboratories, to...
Ep. 004 How to Diversify Your No-Till Rotation
01 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In our fourth episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Montag Mfg., we welcome back Dwayne Beck, director of the Dakota Lakes Research...
Ep. 003 Why You Need Diversity in Your No-Till System
18 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In our third episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Montag Mfg., we welcome Dwayne Beck, director of the Dakota Lakes Research Farm ...
Ep. 002 Doing a Better Job Placing N and P in a No-Till System
04 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In our second episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Montag Mfg., John Fulton discusses the opportunities for timing and placement o...
Ep. 001 15 Tips from the 8th Annual Class of Responsible Nutrient Management Practitioners
15 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In the first No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Montag Manufacturing, we welcome our Responsible Nutrient Management Practitioners to share the...