Articles by Frank Lessiter

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[Video] 360 Yield Center National Farm Machinery Show Challenge

By Mike Lessiter and Frank Lessiter posted on February 8, 2024 | Posted in Equipment, Soil Health

During the National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville Feb.14-17, if you can identify your farm on Google Earth, Gregg Sauder of 360 Yield Center and his team will design a 360 Rain System for your operation.

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[Video] Detailing the 360 RAIN Autonomous Irrigation System

By Mike Lessiter and Frank Lessiter posted on February 7, 2024 | Posted in Equipment, Soil Health

Gregg Sauder, founder of 360Yield Center shares details on their 360 autonomous irrigation unit, straight from the assembly line. The 360 Rain unit is capable of handling a 60-foot to 80-foot boom with the goal of irrigating any crop regardless of field shape. The unit makes use of a heavy reel to transport and manage the hose as they maneuver through the field delivering half an inch of water to the plant on a weekly basis.

Earn Big Bucks By Protecting Drinking Water

By Frank Lessiter posted on January 26, 2024 | Posted in Residue Management, Water Management

How would you like to earn $212.48 per acre simply by adopting four conservation practices already used by many no-tillers?

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Science Wins Over Politics with Decision to Extend Glyphosate Use in Europe

By Frank Lessiter posted on December 26, 2023 | Posted in Crop Protection

When delegates from 27 countries making up the European Union (EU) Commission failed to find an agreeable position on the use of glyphosate, the agency went ahead and approved the use of this herbicide for the next 10 years.

Monarch Butterfly Concerns Still With Us

By Frank Lessiter posted on November 29, 2023 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Years ago, the seed companies blasted a USDA researcher after I wrote a No-Till Farmer item stating that Bt corn could reduce butterfly populations.

Cover Crops Raise Corn, Soybean Returns

By Frank Lessiter posted on October 30, 2023 | Posted in Cover Crops

For No-tillers growing corn and soybeans, seeding cover crops will almost always increase profits. But maybe not right away, maintains the Univ. of Missouri’s Rob Myers.

Lots of Empty Talk & Plenty of Pledges, But Little Progress on Claims Made by Giant Agri-Food Companies Seems to Have Led to ‘Reneging on Promises for Regenerative Ag’

By Frank Lessiter posted on October 11, 2023 | Posted in Soil Health

While there’s been plenty of talk and promises among worldwide food companies jumping on the regenerative agriculture bandwagon, there’s a profound lack of action on their pledges.

Rye Covers Nab Nitrates, Capture Carbon

By Frank Lessiter posted on August 31, 2023 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Precision Agriculture

While a winter rye cover crop protects the soil from wind and rain, the benefits don’t stop there.

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Glyphosate Ban May Lead to a Two-Fold Increase in No-Till Expenses

By Frank Lessiter posted on August 22, 2023 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Despite numerous studies indicating that glyphosate is safe, ongoing public debate still leads to questions concerning what the impact would be if this popular herbicide was no longer available to no-tillers.

Lessons Learned from a Big Setback in No-Till History

No-tillers made some mistakes during the 1988 drought that impacted their yields

By Frank Lessiter posted on July 17, 2023 | Posted in Water Management

No-till farming took a big hit during the 1988 drought, and with that came several important lessons learned.

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