Let’s head south now to Fort Myers, Fla., for the Farm Equipment Manufacturers Association convention. Mach CEO Colin Hurd served as technology chair for the event.

Top story on No-TillFarmer.com — A federal grant program that helped drive cover crop and no-till adoption and other climate-focused practices has been cancelled by the Trump administration over concerns about “sky-high administration fees.”

More than 650 farm advisors from across the U.S. participated in a survey on cover crops, shining light on how they advise growers on cover crops. A report on the survey was released this week by the Conservation Technology Information Center (CTIC), USDA SARE Program, and the American Seed Trade Association. 

Another highlight from that event included a planter 101 session with Chuck Gruenberger of Deere dealer Riesterer & Schnell, during which Chuck compared an empty field without covers to a rebellious teenager.

We’re always asking you guys for suggestions at the end of every episode because this is your show. I’ve gotten a few requests for more planter talk. Here’s Jackson, Wis., no-tiller Ross Bishop sharing some keys to success with his Case IH planter.

On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, longtime no-tiller Ross Bishop shares some of the keys to achieving even corn emergence with no-till. 

On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, longtime no-tiller Ross Bishop shares some of the keys to achieving even corn emergence with no-till. Plus, Chuck Gruenberger from John Deere dealer Riesterer & Schnell explains why fields without cover crops are like rebellious teenagers!

Some of you might be planting soybeans already as we wrap up the first week of April. And if you’re able to plant this early, that might not be a bad idea, says PTI Farm Manager Jason Webster.

Next up, we’re headed to Three Forks, Montana, where no-tiller Franck Groeneweg grows a variety of crops on more than 12,000 acres.