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Michaela Paukner

Michaela Paukner

Michaela Paukner was the managing editor of No-Till Farmer, Strip-Till Farmer and Cover Crop Strategies. Her previous journalism experience includes working as a reporter for a legal magazine and as a producer for two Wisconsin TV news stations. She has also worked with clients across the globe as a freelance writer and marketing consultant, and as a brand manager for a Wisconsin-based boutique marketing agency. She's a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.
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Analyze Machinery Reliability, Uses When Considering New On-Farm Investments

Consider upgrades that make your fleet more reliable, new uses for machines & projected price increases when assessing potential purchases
By Michaela Paukner posted on April 17, 2024 | Posted in Equipment
As farm machinery costs increase far beyond the rate of inflation, making a new machine pencil out may require some creative thinking about its potential uses and how farm operational expenses will change in the next decade.
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[Podcast] Part 2: Respecting & Restoring the Land with No-Till Legend Ray McCormick

In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by The Andersons, No-Till Living Legend Ray McCormick takes us on a tour of some of the farm and wetland projects he’s completed around Vincennes.
By Michaela Paukner posted on April 12, 2024 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops
In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by The Andersons, No-Till Living Legend Ray McCormick takes us on a tour of some of the farm and wetland projects he’s completed around Vincennes. 

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[Podcast] Never Till, Planting Philosophies & More with No-Till Living Legend Ray McCormick

In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, No-Till Living Legend Ray McCormick talks about how he first got involved with restoring farmland into wetlands, seeding cover crops with the combine, his planting philosophies and more.
By Michaela Paukner posted on March 29, 2024 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops
In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, No-Till Living Legend Ray McCormick talks about how he first got involved with restoring farmland into wetlands, seeding cover crops with the combine, his planting philosophies and more.

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‘It’s All About Saving the Planet’: No-Till Living Legend Takes Care of Land at All Costs

Ray McCormick, No-Till Farmer’s 2024 Conservation Ag Operator Fellow, fights for conservation practices in his home state of Indiana & beyond
By Michaela Paukner posted on March 27, 2024 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health
No-Till Living Legend Ray McCormick will do just about anything for conservation. Whether it’s turning farmland into wetlands or buying an electric Ford Lightning F-150 pickup truck, McCormick makes decisions based on what’s best for the environment.
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