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Cover Crops & Autonomy — Don’t Lose the Plot

By Mackane Vogel posted on November 7, 2025 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Autonomy is always one of the biggest topics talked about here at FIRA USA. Earlier there was a panel where the topic of cover crops came up in terms of autonomy and let’s take a listen on why it might be important to just pay a little more attention to cover crops when you’re dealing with AI or autonomous farm equipment.

Historic Flooding No Match for Cereal Rye & Strip-Till

By Noah Newman posted on October 27, 2025 | Posted in Soil Health

Back in August, we covered a historic storm that dumped a foot of rain on the Milwaukee area in less than a day. Basse’s Farms in Colgate, Wis., was right in the middle of it.

Are You Delaying Corn Harvest to Cut Down on Drying Costs?

By Noah Newman posted on October 26, 2025

With harvest season in full swing, we asked our audience — Given the low corn prices, are you leaving corn in the field longer to dry so your drying costs aren’t as high? If so, are you going to plant covers crops later or just skip them?

PCM Dives into Conservation Economics

By Noah Newman posted on October 21, 2025 | Posted in Economics

Let’s kick things off with some new economic data from the Precision Conservation Management program in Illinois. They’re comparing all the field passes in no-till, strip-till and multi-pass systems to see which one gives farmers the most bang for their buck.

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Treating Your Cover Crop Like a Cash Crop

By Mackane Vogel posted on October 17, 2025 | Posted in Seeding Practices

No-Till Innovator and Williamsport, Ind., no-tiller Rick Clark knows just how important it is to manage your cover crops as if they were your cash crops. Let’s take a listen to Cark’s advice about the nutrient sequestration powers of cereal rye, and the positive and negative impact it could have on weeds and corn.

Critical Lesson Learned at No-Till Conference

October 16, 2025 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Speaking of that, in our Video of the Week, No-Till Legend Ray McCormick shares a valuable piece of information he picked up at the conference a few years ago that influenced how he seeds cover crops with the combine.

Video of the Week: Busting Through Compaction with No-Till & Covers

By Noah Newman posted on October 6, 2025 | Posted in Soil Health

Amanda Roberson, a natural resource specialist for the USDA, shows how unhealthy soil is transforming after just 4 years of no-till and cover crops.

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Staying Motivated to Keep Planting Cover Crops & Practicing No-Till

By Mackane Vogel posted on October 3, 2025 | Posted in Investing in Regenerative Ag

A few months ago, Canadian no-tiller Blake Vince gave a presentation at the Pennsylvania No-Till Alliance’s 20th Anniversary Meeting. And while the topic of his presentation was about conserving farm land with cover crops and the importance of bio diversity, there’s an anecdote that Blake told the audience about the future of no-till and cover crops that has stuck with me.

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New Great Plains BD7510 Drill Perfect for No-Tilling Fall Cover Crops

By Mackane Vogel posted on September 19, 2025 | Posted in Product Innovations & Introductions

Fall is just about here and many no-tillers might be wondering what their best options are for no-tilling Fall cover crops. Here’s Tony Wisker, Vice President of Sales with Great Plains, to tell you about one new option that would be a great fit for no-tilling Fall covers.

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Farmer Launches Terraform SmartProbe System to Map Compaction

By Mackane Vogel posted on September 5, 2025 | Posted in Product Innovations & Introductions

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.