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Sidedress Switch: No-Till Innovator Swaps Coulters for Knives

June 13, 2025

On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, the team pays a visit to No-Till Innovator Jim Leverich for a look at some of his new equipment in Sparta, Wis. 

In the Cover Crop Connection, associate editor Mackane Vogel gets an up-close look at No-Till Innovator Jim Hershey’s new cover crop plot in Elizabethown, Pa. 

Later in the episode, we stop by the Flickner Innovation Farm in Moundridge, Kan., where the no-tiller and strip-tillers are testing new Deere precision technology. Plus, agronomist Brian Hefty shares his biggest no-till success story on the Conservation in Action Tour, and finally in the Video of the Week, Iowa State’s Rebecca Vittetoe gives us the scoop on the upcoming Strip-Till Field Day. 

This episode of Conservation Ag Update is brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment.

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Read the full transcript of this episode of Conservation Ag Update.


Have an interesting photo or video from your farm? Or a story you’d like us to feature on the broadcast? Send me an email at Nnewman@lesspub.com.

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!

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Noah Newman

Noah Newman started at Lessiter Media in March 2022 as Associate Editor for No-Till Farmer, Strip-Till Farmer and Cover Crop Strategies. He previously worked in broadcast journalism as a sports anchor/reporter for television stations in central Illinois and most recently Jackson, Mississippi, where he was named the state’s sportscaster of the year by the National Sports Media Association. The Cleveland, Ohio, native enjoys engaging with growers, learning extensively about their operations, and sharing impactful stories with the audience.

Contact: nnewman@lessitermedia.com