The 2025 National Cover Crop Summit is right around the corner. The fully digital event takes place from March 18-20 and is completely free for all attendees who would like to register. The Summit will feature 6 outstanding presentations from 7 excellent speakers.

Friend of the program, Tony Peirick has been planting soybeans and corn green into cereal rye for about a decade now on his Watertown, Wis., farm. Tony has some words advice for those who are nervous about using cover crops.

The future of no-till is now. But what’s it going to take for the next generation to continue promoting and increasing the adoption of conservation practices? I asked a couple young farmers for their take at the No-Till Conference, let’s listen in to what they said.

On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Sound Agriculture, young no-tillers James Hepp of Rockwell City, Iowa and Joel Reddick of Bardwell, Ky., share their opinions on what it will take for the next generation of farmers to carry the conservation torch.

On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Sound Agriculture, young no-tillers James Hepp of Rockwell City, Iowa and Joel Reddick of Bardwell, Ky., share their opinions on what it will take for the next generation of farmers to carry the conservation torch.

Let’s check out our Video of the Week, from our interview with Parker, S.D., farmer Desmond Miller at the No-Till Conference. Desmond talks about his modified ridge-till system, one that he says is perfectly compatible with no-till.

We’re going Ahead of the Curve today with Dave Thompson, precision farming specialist for Case IH dealer Johnson Tractor in Amboy, Ill. I tagged along as he installed a TrueSight row guidance system on a corn head. He says it’s been a hot seller lately for a variety of reasons.

Let’s fire up the question of the week. As we turn the page to 2025, we asked, “What do you see as the future of no-till and what will it take to increase adoption?”

Well the Cover Crop Strategies Podcast is officially back for the start of 2025 and we are going to have lots of great interview guests on the show in the coming weeks. But to start off the year strong, here’s a clip from the first episode of the new year with Olivia Caillouet. 

During the conference, North Jersey RC&D was honored as the No-Till Innovator of the Year in the organization category. They recently worked with 25 farmers on cover crop termination methods.