Brian O'Connor

Brian O'Connor

Brian O'Connor is the former Lead Content Editor for Conservation Agriculture in November 2021. He previously worked in daily print journalism for more than a decade in places as far flung as Alaska and the U.S. Virgin Islands, where he shared a national award for coverage of two Category 5 hurricanes that struck the islands in 2017. He's also taught English in Korea, delivered packages for Amazon, and coordinated Wisconsin election night coverage for the Associated Press. His first job was on a Southeast Wisconsin farm.

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No-Till Farmer Influencers & Innovators

[Podcast] Dick Foell and the No-Till Tigers

For this episode of the No-Till Farmer Influencers & Innovators podcast, brought to you by Verdesian Life Sciences, Dick Foell talks with No-Till Farmer Publisher Frank Lessiter about the early days of no-till, the prospect of his retirement years, the tightening regulations for chemicals like atrazine and glyphosate, and more.
For this episode of the No-Till Farmer Influencers & Innovators podcast, brought to you by Verdesian Life Sciences, Dick Foell talks with No-Till Farmer Publisher Frank Lessiter about the early days of no-till, the prospect of his retirement years, the tightening regulations for chemicals like atrazine and glyphosate, and more.
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[Podcast] Meet Sam Ireland, the New Manager of Dakota Lakes Research Farm

For this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by SOURCE by Sound Agriculture, we chat with Sam Ireland, new manager of the Dakota Lakes Research Farm, about his plans for the operation, including long-term crop rotation trials, experiments the farm is conducting on dealing with seed weevil pressure in sunflowers, innovations in livestock feeding, closing the loop on the energy cycle and more.
For this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by SOURCE by Sound Agriculture, we chat with the new manager of the Dakota Lakes Research Farm, Sam Ireland, about his plans for the operation, including long-term crop rotation trials, experiments the farm is conducting on dealing with seed weevil pressure in sunflowers, innovations in livestock feeding, closing the loop on the energy cycle and more.
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[Video] The Milan No-Till Field Day with Blake Brown

For this episode of the No-Till Farmer Influencers & Innovators podcast, brought to you by Verdesian Life Sciences, we're joined by Blake Brown, director of the AgResearch and Education Center at Milan. The center, one of ten in Tennesee, shares a significant anniversary in the annals of No-Till history.
For this episode of the No-Till Farmer Influencers & Innovators podcast, brought to you by Verdesian Life Sciences, we're joined by Blake Brown, director of the AgResearch and Education Center at Milan. The center, one of ten in Tennesee, shares a significant anniversary in the annals of No-Till history.
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No-Till Farmer Influencers & Innovators

[Podcast] The Milan No-Till Field Day with Blake Brown

For this episode of the No-Till Farmer Influencers & Innovators podcast, brought to you by Verdesian Life Sciences, we're joined by Blake Brown, director of the AgResearch and Education Center at Milan. The center, one of ten in Tennessee, shares a significant anniversary in the annals of No-Till history.
For this episode of the No-Till Farmer Influencers & Innovators podcast, brought to you by Verdesian Life Sciences, we're joined by Blake Brown, director of the AgResearch and Education Center at Milan. The center, one of ten in Tennessee, shares a significant anniversary in the annals of No-Till history.
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