Lessiter shares personal takeaways at the annual conference that pushes men to take stock of their lives – in business and in the home – and ‘to show up, step up & grow up.’
Lessiter shares personal takeaways at the annual conference that pushes men to take stock of their lives – in business and in the home – and ‘to show up, step up & grow up.’
I always encourage reader participation at the end of these columns by sharing my email address and asking for your thoughts. So, this time around, I want to make good on that promise and give one of you the floor.
You’ll no doubt hear Green and Gold described as a “love letter to rural America,” which is true. Farming isn’t just a job or a way of life, it’s a sacred act.
Obviously this goes against many of the concepts we emphasize in No-Till Farmer, but I was interested in understanding the “why” behind this no-till farmer’s decision to plow again on heavy soils.
During the 2025 National No-Tillage Conference welcome reception earlier this month, I was fortunate enough to listen in on a conversation that made me put down my Miller Lite and tacos.
I took a short, 100-minuteish road trip to Wisconsin Dells to check out the 2025 Precision Planting Winter Conference yesterday. Farmers and dealers from across the area gathered inside the Glacier Canyon Conference Center to watch the program.
Strip-tillers looking for a new tool to fight pests might look back at history again and see what a trap crop might do on a small area of their farm. You’ll never know for sure unless you experiment.
When the principles of regenerative ag are broken down to their core components, Shane Thomas sees it as a bundling of practices with the aim of “regenerating” the soil (an outcome), including increasing organic matter (soil carbon) encouraging biological activity and mitigating soil erosion.
Jerry Hatfield. Liz Haney. Roy Pfaltzgraff. Lance Gunderson, Dan Luepkes. Russell Hedrick. Sarah Martello. Talk about a cavalcade of All-Stars. With heavy hitters like those on the program, we knew this year’s Big Soil Health Event was a can’t-miss event.
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Technology Editor Noah Newman checks in from Iowa City with a preview of the 2025 National Strip-Tillage Conference, including exclusive insights from speakers on the program, a tour of the hotel and surrounding area, and a 1-on-1 interview with Iowa State’s Rebecca Vittetoe for a look at the pre-conference Strip-Till Field Day.
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