Fixing Compaction — Without Full Tillage — in Long-Term No-Till Fields

On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, Michael Thompson, No-Till Farmer’s 2025 Conservation Ag Operator Fellow, shares how he’s alleviating compaction with an AerWay unit in Almena, Kan. Plus, no-tillers exchange ideas and strategies for fighting slugs in soybean fields.

In the Cover Crop Connection, Elizabethown, Pa., no-tiller Jim Hershey conducts an experiment with cover crops and vegetables.

Later in the episode, Jeremy Peters, CEO of the National Association of Conservation Districts, explains why it’s never too late to give conservation practices a try.

And in the Video of the Week, Lucas Horsch, CEO of Horsch North America, fills us in on brand-new equipment that was unveiled at the grand opening of the company’s AgTec building in Cottage Grove, Minn. 

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

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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!