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What I’ve Learned from No-Tilling

‘Startup’ No-Tiller Applies Tried & True Farming Know-How to New Operation

A young grower started his own operation strong by leasing long-term no-till acres & gleaning critical knowledge from past employers.
By Martha Mintz and Andrew Bernzott posted on January 28, 2023 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Nutrient Management
My time spent as a farmhand provided many learning and advancement opportunities — including starting my own farm in Connersville, Ind., which stitched together the one-generation gap in my family’s farming heritage.
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Shorter Corn Offers More Yield Potential

Corn hybrid developers say short-stature corn offers wind-resistant standability plus yield-enhancing opportunities for growers to better manage for more ears per acre & more bushels in the bin.
By Dan Crummett posted on January 27, 2023 | Posted in Seeding & Planting
Today’s much-heralded plant breeding effort aimed at reducing the average height of corn plants is likely to provide several benefits for no-tillers in the coming years — all of which are aimed at more corn in the bin at the end of harvest.
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What I've Learned from No-Tilling

Efficiency, Diversification & Bold Cropping Strategies Put New No-Tillers Ahead

Jacob & Cassandra Kubik of Walker, Iowa, build on early no-till efficiencies & profits with relay cropping, innovative cover cropping practices & sheep.
By Martha Mintz posted on January 3, 2023 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Nutrient Management
Starting a farm from scratch using no-till, EQIP and CSP programs proved the best and easiest path to production for my wife, Cassandra, and me.
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[Podcast] Best of ‘22: No-Tilling in Wildly Different Regions, Encouraging Better Root Growth & More

As 2022 comes to a close, we’re revisiting some of the most-played episodes of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment.
December 30, 2022 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment, Nutrient Management, Precision Agriculture
As 2022 comes to a close, we’re revisiting some of the most-played episodes of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment.
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On-Farm Trials Identify Yield-Boosting Hybrids, Fertilizer Strategies

In the final installment of No-Till Farmer’s inaugural Conservation Ag Operator Fellowship, no-tiller Jim Leverich shares results of his 2022 corn hybrid & starter fertilizer trials.
By Michaela Paukner posted on December 30, 2022 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Nutrient Management, Precision Agriculture
Taking a precision approach to planting and nutrient management proves profitable for Sparta, Wis., no-tiller Jim Leverich.
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