On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Martin-Till, find out how several no-tillers are handling a wet month across parts of the Corn Belt. Central Illinois no-tiller Dave Brown is patiently waiting for Mother Nature to cooperate before he can finish up planting several hundred acres, while Wisconsin no-tiller Tyler Troiola deals with a tractor glitch and a 2-inch rain event in one day.

On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Martin-Till, Westville, Ind., no-tiller Jeff Herrold provides an update on how planting is going so far, and why a potential problem with slugs is causing some early-season anxiety. Herrold also explains why he prefers to plant soybeans before corn.

On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Martin-Till, precision specialist Chad Baker, co-owner of Baker Precision Planter Works in Orangeville, Ill., helps a first-generation no-tiller with planter setup, and later encounters a couple problems with a strip-tiller’s new 24-row planter. Plus, veteran agronomist Brad Forkner checks in with a couple tips for farmers to keep in mind before they take the field.

Steve Reinhard, a grower from north-central Ohio, says his best window for no-tilling soybeans in 2023 was in early April, and he sees potential for early planting again in 2024.

Jim Douglas, a no-tiller from Shelbyville, Ind., anticipates an early planting season with the dry conditions at the beginning of 2024, but he's not sure how his cover crops will fair without much moisture.

Kyle Hawkins, a no-tiller from Bogard, Mo., shares his expectations for the 2024 growing season and talks about his 2023 contest-winning no-till soybean yield of 103.5 bushels per acre.

Jake Drozd, a grower from Allegan, Mich., talks about the challenges of no-tilling near Lake Michigan, which causes wet lake effect weather.

April Hemmes, a no-tiller from north-central Iowa, is concerned about a lack of moisture going into the 2024 growing season and shares her planter adjustment tip for no-tilling in dry conditions.  

Steve Wilkens, agronomy manager at Golden Harvest and Wisconsin no-tiller, and Steve Sterchi, global head of strategy at Syngenta and southern Illinois farmer, share their predictions for the 2024 growing season and advice for no-tillers who may be in for a season of extremes.