Covering Cover Crops

Making Every Year the Best Year Yet

By Mackane Vogel posted on November 27, 2024 | Posted in Soil Health, Investing in Regenerative Ag

If you have a great idea for a speaker or topic for the 2025 National Cover Crop Summit — now's your chance to make your voice heard!

No-Tilling Soybeans at Thanksgiving - 25 Years Ahead of Its Time?

November 27, 2024 | Posted in Seeding Practices

While “pushing the limits” of early planting dates, Iowa crop consultant and farmer David Savage proved 25 years ago that no-tilling soybeans extremely early might just be crazy enough to work. Like maybe the day before Thanksgiving or Christmas?

Among Farmers With Dairy, How Well Do the Cows Adapt to Daylight Saving Time?

By Frank Lessiter posted on November 18, 2024

Whether it is “spring ahead” or “fall back” time, the schedules of farmers are somewhat impacted by the twice-a-year shifting of the clock. And for farmers spending time in the milking parlor, there’s a question on how cow behavior and milk production is affected.

Telling the Story for the Farmers

By Mackane Vogel posted on October 31, 2024 | Posted in Product Innovations & Introductions

No matter the crop or the region, every farmer is constantly looking for ways to improve their bottom line, cut back on harmful chemicals, improve their weed or pest management strategies, increase yields — every farmer strives for a more efficient operation.

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.

No-Till’s Johnny Appleseed

By Randall Reeder posted on September 4, 2024

When it comes to no-till, there is no bigger name than Frank Lessiter.

On The Road: A Tour of East Coast Agriculture's Rich History

By Mackane Vogel posted on July 19, 2024 | Posted in Soil Health

In early June I had the chance to visit some of my family and friends while also going on a few work-related visits throughout Maryland, Delaware and Pennsylvania. This gave me the unique opportunity to learn more about the rich agricultural history in and around the area where I grew up.

How to Get the Most Bang for Your Buck with Cover Crops

Understanding cover crop trends can shed light on how to increase widespread cover crop adoption

By Mackane Vogel posted on July 13, 2024 | Posted in Grazing, Soil Health

Finding a way to make a solid ROI on cover crops (and no-till) is the key to making these practices more widespread.

Uncertainty About Climate Crisis Is Not an Excuse for Lack of Action

By Ralph Martin posted on February 21, 2024 | Posted in Soil Health

Using uncertainty as an excuse to wait and see when it comes to the ecological and climate crisis is bad for business, bad for farming and bad for health.