Mackane Vogel

Mackane Vogel

Mackane Vogel is the Associate Editor of Farm Equipment, No-Till Farmer, Cover Crop Strategies and other Lessiter Media publications. An avid writer for the last 10 years, he previously served as the editorial intern for 88Nine Radio Milwaukee and also wrote for several different sports journalism outlets before joining the Lessiter Media team in 2022. Mackane is a 2020 journalism graduate of Marquette University.

Contact: mvogel@lesspub.com

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Cover Crop Strategies' Best of the Web: Sept. 19, 2025

This Week's Lineup:

  • Using Drones to Plant Cover Crops Early
  • When Cover Crops Fail… What Next?
  • Compost Spreading & The Effect on Emerging Cover Crops
  • One Small Shift in Mindset Can Reshape an Entire Farm Operation
  • Policy and Markets Starting to Align for Cover Crops & No-Till


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[Podcast] On the Road with Cover Crops — Bryan Racine Part 2

On this episode of the Cover Crop Strategies Podcast, let’s pick up where we left off with Cecil County, Maryland farmer Bryan Racine and head out into the field to see what he has been working on this year.
On this episode of the Cover Crop Strategies Podcast, let’s pick up where we left off with Cecil County, Maryland farmer Bryan Racine and head out into the field to see what he has been working on this year.
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Cover Crop Strategies' Best of the Web: Sept. 12, 2025

This Week's Lineup:

  • 55 Species Cover Crop VBlend — Is this the Biggest Mix Ever?
  • Mix and Match Cover Crops for Optimal Soil Health
  • Digging Deeper into Planting Green
  • Rain Doesn’t Stop These No-Tillers from Planting Cover Crops
  • Canadian Agriculture Education Focuses on No-Till & Cover Crop Solutions


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Cover Crop Connection

Farmer Launches Terraform SmartProbe System to Map Compaction

Green Cover has lots of different cover crop species and mixes on display. Something else interesting going on at the Green Cover tent this year is a cool new product from Terraform. This is a product that helps you determine if cover crops might be able to solve compaction issues on your farm. Let's hear from Josh Jeske of Terraform to tell you more about it.
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This Week

Cover Crop Strategies' Best of the Web: Aug. 29, 2025

This Week's Lineup:

  • Former Cover Crop Summit Speaker Named Leopold Conservation Award Finalist
  • Tractor on the Water!
  • Young Future Cover Croppers are Going to School on Soil Health
  • Beck’s Tips for Cover Crop Establishment
  • This Cover Crop Trick Attracts Earthworms and Soil Microbes Faster Than Compost


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The National No-Tillage Conference returns January 12-15, 2027! Build and refine your no-till system with dozens of new ideas and connections at the 35th Annual National No-Tillage Conference in Indianapolis, Jan. 12-15, 2027. Experience an energizing 4-day agenda featuring inspiring general session speakers, expert-led No-Till Classrooms and collaborative No-Till Roundtables. Plus, Certified Crop Adviser credits will be offered.

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