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Cover Crops Revive Soil After Years of Conventional Tillage

Third-generation farmer solves erosion problems with strip-till & cover crops

By Noah Newman posted on July 5, 2025 | Posted in Grazing, Seeding Practices, Soil Health

Shawn Feikema grew tired of seeing his soils wash away in southwestern Minnesota, where they average about 29 inches of rain and 40 inches of snow annually.

Strip-Till, No-Till & Cover Crop Benefits Showcased During CTIC Tour

Garretson, S.D., farmer details journey from conventional tillage to strip-till & no-till

By Noah Newman and John Dobberstein posted on July 3, 2025 | Posted in Soil Health

Hosted by the Conservation Technology Information Center (CTIC), the tour included a visit to Ryan and Christina Larson’s 1,000-acre strip-till and no-till operation in Garretson, S.D., near the southwestern Minnesota border.

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[Video] Answering Your Biggest Questions about the Strip-Till Conference

By Noah Newman posted on June 30, 2025 | Posted in Investing in Regenerative Ag

Strip-Till Farmer technology editor Noah Newman answers your most pressing questions about the 2025 National Strip-Tillage Conference, which takes place July 31-Aug. 1 in Iowa City. In this video, we deep-dive into the program and conference format, discuss topics on the agenda and hear from speakers, strip-tillers and past attendees.

Strip-Till Success Doesn't Happen Overnight...or Does It?

By Noah Newman posted on June 13, 2025 | Posted in Soil Health

“Without knowing more about his operation and soils, it's hard to give specific advice, other than to keep the covers going. In our soils here, if I didn’t have cover crops, I wouldn’t have success with no-till.”

5 Ways to Keep the “Billion-Dollar Bug” from Stealing Corn Yields

By Noah Newman posted on May 14, 2025 | Posted in Soil Health

“When you approach the rootworm as just a problem that has to be solved, you’re not taking into account the animal’s biology,” Ann Marie Journey says. “You’re hitting it just at certain points or with certain methods or controls, and you’re not allowing yourself in effect to have a conversation to gain insight back from the rootworms about what it is that makes them successful in any given place."

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Planting Green… By Accident?

By Noah Newman posted on May 2, 2025 | Posted in Investing in Regenerative Ag, Product Innovations & Introductions

Earlier this week I had a chance to catch up with Lisa Kubik. She’s an Iowa grower who grazes cattle and grows corn, soybeans and cover crops, but she also works with growers through Agoro Carbon Alliance. She told me about a cover crop case study and another Iowa farmer she recently worked with who saw great cover crop success by — get this — accidentally planting green.

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2025 National Cover Crop Survey Release

By Noah Newman posted on April 18, 2025 | Posted in Investing in Regenerative Ag, Product Innovations & Introductions

More than 650 farm advisors from across the U.S. participated in a survey on cover crops, shining light on how they advise growers on cover crops. A report on the survey was released this week by the Conservation Technology Information Center (CTIC), USDA SARE Program, and the American Seed Trade Association.

Sifting Through the Best Roundtable Tips & Ideas from Conferences

By Noah Newman posted on April 17, 2025 | Posted in Soil Health, Termination

Here are over 40 actionable ideas, tips and observations from the most recent roundtable discussions at the National Strip-Tillage and No-Tillage Conferences.

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Looking Into Cover Crops & Glyphosate Resistance in the UK & U.S.

By Noah Newman posted on April 4, 2025 | Posted in Investing in Regenerative Ag, Product Innovations & Introductions

Well it’s no secret that glyphosate resistant weeds are becoming more of a problem for farmers all over the world. But what role do cover crops play in this situation and how does it vary between the U.S. and the UK?

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Planting Cover Crops Before Anyone Knew What a Cover Crop Was

By Noah Newman posted on March 21, 2025 | Posted in Investing in Regenerative Ag, Product Innovations & Introductions

Well, this week we kicked off the 6th annual National Cover Crop Summit which featured more than half a dozen presentations from a variety of great speakers covering several different cover crop related topics. But if you missed out on the sessions, we’ve got you covered.