Articles by Mike Lessiter

Observations on Dad’s Calling

By Mike Lessiter posted on September 5, 2024

It’s a pleasure to introduce you to my dad, Frank Lessiter, and what I would call the 5th child in our family, his No-Till Farmer (NTF) publication. I was 3 years old when Dad put out the first edition, and I can’t recall a time when NTF wasn’t a part of the family.

Ray McCormick in Recovery Following Near-Fatal Accident

By Mike Lessiter posted on May 23, 2023

No-Till Farmer Living Legend Ray McCormick is lucky to be alive following an accident with his trackhoe doing tornado cleanup on his Illinois farm.

[Video] One-on-One with New NRCS Chief Matthew Lohr: Part 3

By Mike Lessiter posted on March 15, 2019

No-Till Farmer's Mike Lessiter met in Washington, D.C. on March 12th with the new NRCS Chief, Matthew Lohr. In part 3 of this video we discuss the adoption of no-till farming across the country and the incentives and cost sharing options available to farmers interested in making the change.

[Video] One-on-One with New NRCS Chief Matthew Lohr: Part 2

By Mike Lessiter posted on March 15, 2019

No-Till Farmer's Mike Lessiter met in Washington, D.C. on March 12th with the new NRCS Chief, Matthew Lohr. In part 2 of this video we discuss Lohr's usage of cover crops on his own farming operation and his views on the roadblocks the general farming population has with adopting the practice.

Lots of Innovating to be Done in 2019

By Mike Lessiter posted on February 1, 2019 | Posted in Soil Health, Economics

You’re making history! In your hands today is the 30th anniversary edition of this once-a-year guide to the newest in specialty products for America’s farmers.

Videos

Earning the Right to Plant Cover Crops

Mackane Vogel here at the Acres Eco-Ag Conference and Trade Show in Madison, Wis., and for this week’s segment we are going to toss it off to Gary Zimmer to talk a little bit about his cover crop strategies.

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