On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Sound Agriculture, we head inside Commodity Classic 2025. USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins promises a standing-room-only crowd rapid action and support from her agency to help get the industry on its feet this year.
Longtime South Dakota no-tiller Rick Bieber shares the eye-opening results from a 5-year trial comparing no-till fields with no inputs to no-till fields with “best management” inputs.
In the Cover Crop Connection, Rob Myers, University of Missouri agronomist, shares tips for seeding cover crops this spring. Plus, Indiana landowner Mary Huber shares a story about going the extra mile to get one of her farmers started with cover crops.
In the Video of the Week, Marlette, Mich., farmer Ryan Shaw shows how he’s implementing cereal rye on 100% of his strip-till acres.
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And that will wrap things up on this edition of Conservation Ag Update. Until next time, for more stories visit no-tillfarmer.com, striptillfarmer.com and covercropstrategies.com. Thanks for stopping by. Have a great day!
