Brian O'Connor

Brandt Buys TALC USA

By Brian O'Connor posted on January 11, 2022 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Nutrient Management

Brandt, which manufactures and distributes a variety of crop supplements internationally, has acquired TALC USA.

No-Till Farmer Influencers & Innovators

[Podcast] 25 Living Legends of No-Till with Frank and Mike Lessiter

Back in 2019, Frank and Mike Lessiter sat down to discuss 25 legends of the no-till movement who are still alive today. This episode of the No-Till Farmer Influencers & Innovators podcast, brought to you by Terrasym, we revisit that conversation in celebration of these three anniversaries and the ongoing no-till movement.

By Brian O'Connor posted on January 7, 2022

Back in 2019, Frank and Mike Lessiter sat down to discuss 25 legends of the no-till movement who are still alive today. This episode of the No-Till Farmer Influencers & Innovators podcast, brought to you by Terrasym, we revisit that conversation in celebration of these three anniversaries and the ongoing no-till movement.

Amid Agricultural Shift, Box Drills Re-Emerge

Cover crop adoption and simplicity of use are leading to increased demand.

By Brian O'Connor posted on January 3, 2022 | Posted in Equipment

Dealers and ag equipment company agronomists say they’ve seen box seed drills — one of the earliest pieces of ag equipment ever invented — make something of a comeback in recent years.

EPA Reconsidering Dicamba Use

By Brian O'Connor posted on December 22, 2021 | Posted in Crop Protection

Having received 3,461 reports of off-target dicamba damage in 2021, the EPA is reviewing the herbicide's use to see if it can be used safely and avoid damaging non-target crops.

No-Till Farmer Influencers & Innovators

[Podcast] Great No-Till Research with Don Reicosky and Randall Reeder

In September of 2021, No-Till Farmer commissioned a project to determine the most significant research and publications that assisted in the understanding, and adoption, of no-till agriculture. In this episode of the No-Till Farmer Influencers & Innovators podcast, brought to you by Terrasym, Frank Lessiter talks with Randall Reeder, retired ag engineer from Ohio State University and Don Reicosky, retired USDA soil scientist about their collaborated on the detailed process to complete the large and aggressive project in advance of three important no-till milestones in 2022.

By Brian O'Connor posted on December 22, 2021 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment, Soil Health

In September of 2021, No-Till Farmer commissioned a project to determine the most significant research and publications that assisted in the understanding, and adoption, of no-till agriculture. In this episode of the No-Till Farmer Influencers & Innovators podcast, brought to you by Terrasym, Frank Lessiter talks with Randall Reeder, retired ag engineer from Ohio State University and Don Reicosky, retired USDA soil scientist about their collaborated on the detailed process to complete the large and aggressive project in advance of three important no-till milestones in 2022.

Dryland No-Tiller Takes Top Honors In National Sorghum Contest

By Brian O'Connor posted on December 20, 2021 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Kasey Gamble, who operates dryland no-till acres in Kiowa County, Kansas, secured the Bin Buster Award with a yield of 244.03 bushels per acre in the 2021 National Sorghum Producers Yield Contest.

Study: Intensive Nitrogen Stymies Organic Carbon Accumulation

By Brian O'Connor posted on December 17, 2021 | Posted in Nutrient Management

University of Illinois’s natural resources and environmental sciences professor Richard Mulvaney wanted to know why soil organic carbon matter is disappearing from agriculture fields despite years of intensive residue inputs. So he set out to determine whether nitrogen fertilization might change the composition of corn residue, and whether that impacted carbon sequestration as a result.