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:


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Russell Hedrick’s Soil Health Starter Fertilizer Brew

Russell Hedrick, the first-generation farmer and dryland corn yield record holder from Hickory, N.C., shared this photo of his starter fertilizer tea to Facebook. The ingredients include in furrow, calcium, silica, carbon, moly, zinc, PGR, algae, sugar and tea.


Ohio No-Tiller Looks Forward to Putting Faith in Planting

“Planting takes faith … faith in the hopes it will produce a really good crop — that’s my favorite,” says Gambier, Ohio, no-tiller Tim Norris. This article from Farm Progress spotlights Norris, who was named a 2023 Ohio Master Farmer for his farming and business skills.

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All photos: Jennifer Kiel


From the Cab: No-Tilling Clover into Grass Hay

The Michigan Hay YouTube channel takes us in the cab (and later into town) as the no-tiller interseeds ladino, clover and tall fescue into grass hay using a John Deere 1590 no-till drill.


Switching to No-Till Makes ‘Cents’ for Iowa Farmers

No-tillers Nate Huntley and Josh Nelson of Wright County, Iowa, explain why no-till makes economic sense for their hog operations in this article from Pork Business. “Over time, I can cut my herbicide and fertilizer costs. I can stop feeling like I’m on a debt treadmill.”

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Photo by: Lori Hays


Share Your No-Till Planter Setup in #Plant23 Twitter Thread

Eighth generation Kentucky Farmer Grayce started this Twitter thread asking for photos of planting rigs farmers are using this year. She uses a Case 7140 with a Kinze 3600 planter to no-till soybeans.

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