We’re coming off an exciting week in Louisville, Ky., where not even 2 snowstorms could stop the 33rd annual National No-Tillage Conference The Innovators & Experts panel gave the audience plenty to think about with some advice for when Mother Nature throws them a knuckle curveball.

"I've been coming to this conference for over 10 years and this was definitely one of the best programs yet," an attendee told No-Till Farmer technology editor Noah Newman as the conference wrapped up.

You don’t normally see many blogs from me, but we just unpacked the truck from last week’s 33rd Annual National No-Tillage Conference (NNTC) and I was “moved” by our unusual week on the road.

On Conservation Ag Operator Fellow Ray McCormick’s farm in Vincennes, Ind., the name of the game is biological activity.

When he’s not farming, Conservation Ag Operator Fellow Ray McCormick leases and sells duck hunting excursions on his property. In this video, take a quick look at some of the duck blinds and sightlines that hunters enjoy on his property in Vincennes, Ind.

Even when it’s the “off season,” Conservation Ag Operator Fellow Ray McCormick is still thinking ahead for next season and doing what he can with cover crops to improve his corn crop for next year. 

No-Till Farmer editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at the grower's realm from the lofty digital realm. Here is our favorite content from the past week from across the web.

We’re going to kick things off with an update from our Conservation Ag Operator Fellow, Ray McCormick. To say that Ray takes conservation to a “whole ‘nother” level would be a massive understatement. From ponds to solar panels, Ray’s got a lot going at his Vincennes, Ind., farm.