Episodes

  • The Genesis of No-Till and Lessons Learned: Part 1

    The Genesis of No-Till and Lessons Learned: Part 1
    Oct 29 2024
    Dennis Michelsen and Michael Musselman, hosts of the podcast Innovations in Your Fields -- powered by NewFields Ag -- interview No-Till Farmer editor Frank Lessiter and Lessiter Media President Mike Lessiter about the evolution of no-till, the founding days of No-Till Farmer, and trends and technologies that helped no-till practices grow across the U.S. They also discuss the vision behind Frank’s first book about no-till, “From Maverick to Mainstream: A History of No-Till Farming.”
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    34 mins
  • Scouting After Flooding With No-Till Living Legend Ray McCormick

    Scouting After Flooding With No-Till Living Legend Ray McCormick
    Oct 18 2024
    We’re back this week with another conversation with No-Till Living Legend and 2024 Conservation Ag Operator Fellow Ray McCormick — this time from the cab of his truck as he’s out scouting after a heavy rainstorm in Vincennes, Ind. Today’s episode was recorded in mid-May, a day after the Vincennes area received 5 inches of rain in less than 24 hours. Let’s listen in as Ray scouts fields with No-Till Farmer contributing writer Michaela Paukner.
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    53 mins
  • Raising Nearly 300-Bushel No-Till Corn

    Raising Nearly 300-Bushel No-Till Corn
    Jun 21 2024
    Dover, Minn., no-tillers Dan and Abby Fohrman raised a no-till yield of 298.95 bushels in 2023, securing them a first-place win in the National Corn Growers Association’s Minnesota no-till non-irrigated category last year. In today’s episode of the podcast, brought to you by The Andersons’ Over Pass Lineup, contributing writer Laura Barrera talks with Dan Fohrman about his contest-winning corn yield and his approach to raising high-yield no-till corn.
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    43 mins
  • Russell Hedrick’s New Tool Recommends Nutrients Based On Tissue Samples

    Russell Hedrick’s New Tool Recommends Nutrients Based On Tissue Samples
    Jun 7 2024
    The problem with traditional tissue testing for crops is the lack of information about how much of a nutrient is needed to correct a problem, according to Hickory, N.C., no-tiller Russell Hedrick. In today’s episode of the podcast, brought to you by The Andersons’ Over Pass Lineup, Hedrick and Sarah Martello, CEO and co-founder of Transparency Wise Technologies, talk about Foliar Scripts and the benefits it brings for farmers.
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    40 mins
  • The Good, The Bad & The Ugly of Transitioning from Conventional to No-Till

    The Good, The Bad & The Ugly of Transitioning from Conventional to No-Till
    May 23 2024
    When Muncie, Ind., farmer Joe Hamilton decided to switch from conventional tillage to no-till, everyone told him he’d be crazy to make the transition on 1,000 acres during his first year. In today’s episode of the podcast, brought to you by The Andersons’ Over Pass Lineup, Hamilton shares the lessons he learned in year 1 and beyond.
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    51 mins
  • No-Tillers To Benefit From US Sustainable Aviation Fuel Update

    No-Tillers To Benefit From US Sustainable Aviation Fuel Update
    May 10 2024
    No-tillers stand to benefit from updates to the U.S. Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) tax credit. The U.S. Department of the Treasury and IRS released a notice April 30 that details an updated version of the Greenhouse Gases, Regulated Emissions and Energy Use in Transportation (GREET) model, which is used to determine CI scores of SAF feedstocks.
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    39 mins
  • No-Tillers’ Outlook On Autonomy & Best Precision Ag Tools

    No-Tillers’ Outlook On Autonomy & Best Precision Ag Tools
    Apr 26 2024
    More than 91% of no-tillers who responded to the 2024 No-Till Operational Practices Survey use precision technologies on their farms, and many experts see no-tillers on the cutting edge of new agriculture technology like autonomy. In this episode of the podcast, brought to you by The Andersons, no-tiller Nick Guetterman of Bucyrus, Kan.; John Fulton, Ohio State University Extension ag engineer; no-tiller Joe Hamilton of Muncie, Ind.; and no-tiller Tim Norris of the “No-Till Capital of the World” Knox County, Ohio, discuss their outlook on autonomy in agriculture and the most valuable precision technologies in use on their farms.
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    41 mins
  • Part 2: Respecting & Restoring the Land with No-Till Legend Ray McCormick

    Part 2: Respecting & Restoring the Land with No-Till Legend Ray McCormick
    Apr 12 2024
    No-Till Living Legend Ray McCormick has improved and restored thousands of acres of farmland, woodlands and wetlands in the Vincennes, Ind., area and beyond. In this episode of the podcast, brought to you by The Andersons, McCormick takes us on a tour of some of the farm and wetland projects he’s completed around Vincennes.
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    56 mins