On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Sound Agriculture, No-Till Innovators Allen Berry, Barry Fisher, Ray McCormick and Loran Steinlage share 4 tips for the upcoming growing season.

I visited Les Seiler’s farm in northwest Ohio not too long ago, and the first thing that caught my eye was the personalized license plate on his car, with the letters “NO TIL.” Seiler’s passionate about the practice. 40 years into his no-till journey, he’s still making adjustments all the time, as he shows us here with his sidedress rig in the Video of the Week.

Time now to go Ahead of the Curve with Rhett Schildroth, chief technology officer at MACH, an OEM provider of autonomous software and hardware. He says this kind of technology has come a long way and is pushing towards the mainstream faster than you might think.

Tons of great action at the Big Soil Health Event. It was good to see some familiar faces like Roy Pfaltzgraff. The Haxtun, Colo, no-tiller gives us the inside scoop on his new online community called Seeding Circles, which he says is the culmination of his dryland no-till journey.

Well last week we had boots on the ground at the Big Soil Health Event in Cedar Falls, Iowa where agronomist David Kleinschmidt emphasized the importance of considering Carbon to Nitrogen ratios of cover crops and residues, particularly when making decisions about cover crop termination. Let’s dive in a little deeper.

We’re going to kick things off with an update from our Conservation Ag Operator Fellow, Ray McCormick. To say that Ray takes conservation to a “whole ‘nother” level would be a massive understatement. From ponds to solar panels, Ray’s got a lot going at his Vincennes, Ind., farm.

On this edition of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by CultivAce, No-Till Farmer’s Conservation Ag Operator Fellow, Ray McCormick, showcases how he’s taking conservation ag to the next level in Vincennes, Ind., with ponds, solar panels, duck hunting and more.

Mackane Vogel here at the Acres Eco-Ag Conference and Trade Show in Madison, Wis., and for this week’s segment we are going to toss it off to Gary Zimmer to talk a little bit about his cover crop strategies.

On this edition of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by CultivAce, longtime no-tiller Jim Leverich explains why 20-inch corn rows are paying off big time on his Sparta, Wis., farm.

On this edition of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by CultivAce, we honor the life and legacy of Bill Richards — the ‘Grandfather of No-Till’ — who passed away Tuesday at the age of 93.