For this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by FR8STAR, we’ll hear excerpts from a conversation with Wolford, N.D. no-tiller Paul Overby and General Mills’ Senior Research Agronomist Tom Rabaey in which they talk about the General Mills Regenerative Agriculture pilot program.

Leading soil scientist and Ohio State University professor Rattan Lal has been announced as the 2020 World Food Prize Laureate for developing and mainstreaming a soil-centric approach to increasing food production that conserves natural resources and mitigates climate change.

Planting green has never been more popular. Growers’ interest in planting green is increasing, according to the results of the first-ever Cover Crop Benchmark Study conducted by Cover Crop Strategies.

Planting a cover crop between the main growing seasons can offer many benefits for soil health and sustainable food production but getting the timing right on establishment can be tricky. Analysis of satellite imagery by researchers at the University of Twente in the Netherlands suggests interseeding in corn is necessary to get the optimal growth.

North Dakota State University Extension shares some suggestions and considerations for planting cover crops on prevent-planting acres in 2020.

One important benefit of cover crops to our production system is providing an alternative selection pressure on weed populations. Cereal rye has the best potential to suppress weeds because it accumulates more biomass than other cover crop species. Read more in this article from Iowa State University Extension.

Fusarium head blight (head scab) symptoms have started to show up in parts of Kansas, although at low levels. Here are some tips from Kansas State University Extension for controlling this disease.

The latest USDA Crop Progress report shows both corn planting and emergence rates are well ahead of last year's progress.

After several days of confusion about a federal court decision revoking certain dicamba registrations, and whether or not states had to comply, the EPA has offered clarity on future sales and use of existing stocks.