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Noah Newman

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. He looks forward to engaging with growers, learning extensively about their operations, and sharing impactful stories with the audience.  

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Conservation Ag Update

No-Tiller Doubles Soybean Size with Deep Fertility & Foliar Program

By Noah Newman posted on November 17, 2023 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101
On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by CultivAce, Hickory, N.C., record-breaking no-tiller Russell Hedrick shares how he was able to decrease his soybean seeds per pound from 2,800 to under 1,400. In the Farmer Feature segment, Hopkinton, Iowa, no-tiller Ryan Gibbs gives a crash course on how to use a refractometer to measure brix levels in corn and soybeans.
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Soybean Harvest Study: No-Till vs. Conventional Tillage

By Noah Newman posted on November 3, 2023 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101
On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by CultivAce, we break down harvest results from a couple studies in the Corn Belt — no-till vs. conventional tillage soybeans in Indiana, and a nutrient stratification study in Illinois. Plus, in the Cover Crop Connection segment, assistant editor Mackane Vogel shares a new piece of equipment that’s piquing the interest of cover croppers.
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Pros & Cons of Dry & Liquid Fertilizers

Strip-tillers compare fertility plans in Strip-Till Farmer’s email discussion group
By Noah Newman posted on October 23, 2023 | Posted in Nutrient Management
We posed the following questions to our readers in the Strip-Till Farmer email discussion group: Do you use dry or liquid fertilizer? What are the positives and negatives of each, and do you use carbon-based fertilizers?
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