Staying in California for the Video of the Week. West Coast strip-till and no-till pioneer Tom Barcellos checks in with an up-close look at his planter.

Jasper, Mo., no-tiller Mac Kincaid checks in with a preview of his upcoming 2025 National No-Tillage Conference presentations, “Regenerating Your Profits” and “Proving ‘It Won’t Work Here’ Wrong.”

Let’s talk tech now as we go Ahead of the Curve with Verdant Robotics. The company showed off its new Sharpshooter at the FIRA Conference a few weeks ago.

Time now for a good old fashioned Farmer Feature. Let’s head out to Lewiston, Minn., to catch up with longtime no-tiller Luke Miller. We joined him in the cab as he harvested triticale in early June. Miller grows feed for his 700 cows. And he has a pretty unique rotation.

In this video, Precision Planting’s Clay Scott checks in with planter maintenance recommendations for John Deere, Case IH, Kinze and White disc openers. This is a taste of what you can expect during Scott’s 2025 National No-Tillage Conference classroom session, “Optimize Your Planter for No-Till Success.”

On this edition of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by CultivAce, we honor the life and legacy of Bill Richards — the ‘Grandfather of No-Till’ — who passed away Tuesday at the age of 93.

In this video, Vincennes, Ind., no-tiller Ray McCormick checks in from his farm to explain why he’s excited to attend the 2025 National No-Tillage Conference, Jan. 7-10 in Louisville, Ky.

In this 2025 National No-Tillage Conference session preview, hear from Thomas Dykstra, who’s back on the program by popular demand! The Gainesville, Fla.-based entomologist will be leading 2 sessions, “Exploring Electrical Conductivity in the Soil,” and “Using Insects as Indicators for Plant Health.”

We’ve got an exclusive interview with Ricky Brown, who developed the first-ever commercial strip-till rig with Leo and Jerril Hardin in Alabama. Our Mike Lessiter catches up with Brown for a look back at the groundbreaking creation.

No-Till Innovator Adam Daugherty checks in from Coffee County, Tenn., with a preview of the 2025 National No-Tillage Conference (NNTC). The former NNTC Presenter of the Year, farmer and NRCS district conservation official will be leading a classroom presentation, “Don’t Start Planting Cover Crops Until…”.