I must admit to playing a little catch-up after spending all of last week in Springfield, Ill., working with my colleagues at No-Till Farmer to host the 22nd annual National No-Tillage Conference. Our second-largest crowd ever with 1,024 attendees took in 4 days of no-till learning at the Springfield Hilton. While there were plenty of familiar faces, we still saw 408 first-time attendees. More than 500 first-timers were on hand last year at the NNTC in Indianapolis.

From January 16th - February 15th, 2014, we asked No-Till Farmer readers: "Are you planning any cropping changes in 2014 vs. 2013?"

At No-Till Farmer we often tell readers that we can share with you the ingredients for successful no-till practices, but to make them work on your farm, you need to write your own recipe.

From December 16th, 2013 - January 15th, 2014, we asked No-Till Farmer readers: "How did your corn and soybean yields end up in 2013 vs. your expectations?"

If you use cover crops and allow waterfowl hunters onto your property in the fall, you should pay close attention here.