As an agronomist turned custom strip-tiller, Donnellson, Iowa, farmer Mark Dobson is on the road quite a bit and visits a lot of farms in different regions. The biggest takeaway from his 2024 travels as harvest season reaches a crescendo?

Whether growers are just looking to tweak their no-till operation or planning for big changes, there will be something for nearly everyone at the 33^rd annual National No-Tillage Conference that kicks off in January. The full program has been released for the 2025 conference, which is scheduled for Jan. 7-10 in at the Marriott Downtown in Louisville, Ky.

On this edition of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by CultivAce, Vincennes, Ind., No-Till Innovator Ray McCormick explains how he cracked the phantom yield code on his farm.

For this 2025 National No-Tillage Conference preview, No-Till Innovator Marion Calmer checks in from his Alpha, Ill., farm with a preview of his 2025 National No-Tillage Conference (NNTC) presentation.

No-Till Farmer editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at the grower's realm from the lofty digital realm. Here is our favorite content from the past week from across the web.

For this 2025 National No-Tillage Conference preview, No-Till Living Legend Ray McCormick checks in from Vincennes, Ind., with a look at how he’s seeding cover crops from the combine.

Move residue, debris and any vegetation from the soil surface at the sample site. Failing to do so may cause an incorrect (too high) organic matter measurement.

No-Till Farmer editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at the grower's realm from the lofty digital realm. Here is our favorite content from the past week from across the web.