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Educating Landowners on the Merits of No-Till & Cover Crops

A first-ever workshop brought landowners into the farm shop to hear why no-tillers should get extra consideration – beyond just a figure on a rent check.
By Mike Lessiter posted on February 26, 2025 | Posted in Soil Health

Last week, I headed east to Brownsburg, Ind. (just west of Indianapolis) to attend a first-ever gathering at Starkey Farms dubbed “Conversations about Conservation” that was held exclusively for a non-farming, landowner audience.


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What My Sons Taught Me about the No-Tillage Conference

Lessiter generation #3 shares observations about the work of their dad, granddad & 30-some others at Lessiter Media
By Mike Lessiter posted on January 13, 2025
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.
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Buffett Foundation Supports Ukrainian Farmers with Equipment, Financial Aid

The conservation-focused foundation has sent over $500 million in humanitarian, financial & agricultural aid to Ukraine since early 2022
By Maclaren Krueger posted on March 27, 2024 | Posted in Soil Health
Since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, Ukrainian farmers have been farming through dangerous — and sometimes deadly — conditions. During the summer of 2022, Russian forces occupied 22% of Ukraine’s farmland, impacting 28% of the country’s winter crops and 18% of its summer crops, according to the Howard G. Buffett Foundation.
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Conservation Ag Foundation Established to Promote Sustainable Farming

Longtime no-tillers & educators serve on foundation’s board, guiding mission to help farmers to adopt conservation practices
December 27, 2023
Lessiter Media, the publisher of No-Till Farmer magazine, has established the Conservation Ag Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing conservation-based ag practices.
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Conservation in Action Tour 2025 -- Sioux Falls, S.D.

Date: 05/06/25
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From Sioux Falls, S.D. attendees will travel to innovative farms that showcase best practices in conservation agriculture, hear from inspiring speakers and experience behind-the-scenes industry stops that will make the 2025 planting season a memorable one. 

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