For this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Montag Manufacturing, we’re sharing the story of Kindred, North Dakota no-tiller Lynn Overboe, as narrated by frequent No-Till Farmer contributor Dan Crummett. Farming 1,200 acres near the North Dakota-Minnesota border, about 30 miles from Fargo, Overboe has developed a number of solutions and hacks to improve his chances of success over his past 2-plus decades of no-tilling.

In a world-first breakthrough for research into herbicide resistance, a team of Australian and international scientists has discovered a new glyphosate resistance mechanism in plants that has similarities to cancer drug resistance in humans, say researchers from the University of Western Australia.

According to the latest USDA Crop Progress report, some 4% of corn has been planted as of the week ended April 11, 2021.

Army cutworm feeding damage has been recently spotted in Finney County, Kansas and may be seen in Nebraska crop fields in the near future. As temperatures warm up, it is an important time to scout for this pest, particularly in winter wheat and alfalfa, says University of Nebraska Extension.

The annual Canola Discovery Forum had a 4R fertilizer management theme and a panel of farmers and nutrient experts have an extensive discussion here about nutrient management in canola that were asked by attendees.

Wet weather has resulted in the emergence of volunteer wheat over the last few weeks in some parts of Kansas. Kansas State University Extension experts answer questions about the risk that this wheat poses for wheat streak mosaic virus (WSMV) to the surrounding emerged crop.

On March 10, 2021, the acting head of EPA's Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP) indicated in an internal memo that she believes the former EPA leadership was politically-motivated and cherry-picked data when approving dicamba registrations. A recent editorial in The Counter explores the impacts of this memo and questions the fate of the contested herbicide.