No-Till Farmer editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at the grower's world from the lofty digital realm. Here is our favorite content from the past week from across the web:
- Canadian No-Tiller: Don’t Tell Farmers How to Farm
- Winning Kansas Dryland No-Till Soybean Yield Tops 86 Bushels
- Precision-Focused Farmer Named Outstanding No-Tiller by Ohio No-Till Council
- No-Tiller Details Benefits of Joining Practical Farmers of Iowa Group
- Will Rogers Makes Appearance at National No-Tillage Conference
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Canadian No-Tiller: Don’t Tell Farmers How to Farm
This podcast from North American Ag features Saskatchewan, Canada, no-tiller Jake Leguee talking about why top-down government strategies aren’t as effective as producers collaborating and innovating to solve their own problems. Leguee Farms is a 14,500-acre grain, oilseed and specialty crop operation based in Weyburn, Saskatchewan.
Winning Kansas Dryland No-Till Soybean Yield Tops 86 Bushels
Kansas Soy Association & Commission tweeted out congratulations to Henry Farms of Brown County, Kansas, for taking home first place in the NNE no-till dryland division of its 2022 yield contest with a yield of 86.86 bushels per acre.
We congratulate Henry Farms of Brown Co. for taking home first place in the NNE no-till dryland division of our 2022 yield contest. Planted April 19 in 15” rows, the @PioneerSeeds beans yielded 86.86 bu/acre. pic.twitter.com/5VSt4KoyPd
— Kansas Soybean (@KsSoybean) January 17, 2023
Precision-Focused Farmer Named Outstanding No-Tiller by Ohio No-Till Council
At the December Ohio No-Till Council Conference, no-tiller Tim Norris was recognized for his work with his successful blend of no-till, cover crops and technology on his Knox County, Ohio, farm. Norris previously owned Ag Info Tech, a precision agriculture dealership, and he’s still passionate about precision technology. “I farmed because I loved it, but also to implement and utilize some of the practices and the tools that we were selling at Ag Info Tech.”
No-Tiller Details Benefits of Joining Practical Farmers of Iowa Group
Wendy Johnson, a Floyd County, Iowa, no-tiller and a former president of the Practical Farmers of Iowa (PFI) board of directors, discusses how PFI equips farmers to build resilient farms and communities in this interview with Iowa Farmer Today.
Will Rogers Makes Appearance at National No-Tillage Conference
No, the Hyatt Regency St. Louis at the Arch wasn’t haunted (at least as far as we know), but our favorite Will Rogers look alike, Randall Reeder, was in attendance at the 2023 National No-Tillage Conference. This No-Till Legend has attended every one of the 31 National No-Tillage Conferences, and he writes about the highlights from this year’s event in his latest weekly comments on his website, Will Rogers Today.
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