Episodios

  • On the Road with Cover Crops — Jim Hershey Part 1

    On the Road with Cover Crops — Jim Hershey Part 1
    Jul 22 2025
    In today’s episode of the podcast, come along on the road with Cover Crop Strategies Associate Editor, Mackane Vogel, as he travels across parts of Maryland and Pennsylvania to visit 3 different farmers who are working with cover crops in unique ways. The first stop will take listeners to Jim Hershey’s farm in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania.
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    29 m
  • The State of Soil Conservation — Cover Crops, No-Till, Strip-Till & More

    The State of Soil Conservation — Cover Crops, No-Till, Strip-Till & More
    May 14 2025
    In today’s episode of the podcast, brought to you by the National Strip-Tillage Conference, listen to a panel discussion on the state of soil conservation from the most recent Conservation in Action Tour that took place earlier this month in Sioux Falls, S.D. The panel is moderated by Lessiter Media’s own Mike Lessiter, and features manager of agronomy for Ducks Unlimited Brian Chatham, president of Field To Market Carrie Vollmer-Sanders as well as South Dakota grower and agronomist Brian Hefty. The discussion covers several hot topics in the world of conservation agriculture including cover crops, no-till, strip-till and much more.
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    30 m
  • Planting Green, Grazing Cover Crops & Sequestering Carbon with Lisa Kubik

    Planting Green, Grazing Cover Crops & Sequestering Carbon with Lisa Kubik
    May 2 2025
    In today’s episode of the podcast, brought to you by the National Strip-Tillage Conference, listen to a conversation with Lisa Kubik, an Iowa grower who grazes cattle and grows corn, soybeans and cover crops, while also working with growers through Agoro Carbon Alliance. Hear Lisa discuss her own farm operation, a recent Agoro Carbon cover crop case study where one farmer found success from accidentally planting green, and much more.
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    25 m
  • The Big Picture of Glyphosate Resistance in The U.S. and The United Kingdom

    The Big Picture of Glyphosate Resistance in The U.S. and The United Kingdom
    Mar 24 2025
    In today’s episode of the podcast, brought to you by Sound Agriculture, listen to a conversation with John Cussans, a UK based weed biology and management specialist with an organization called ADAS. Cussans addresses multiple confirmed cases of glyphosate resistance in the United Kingdom and how these cases differ and relate to confirmed cases of glyphosate resistance in the United States, as well as what role cover crops can play in cases of glyphosate resistance.
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    27 m
  • Young Farmers Pave the Way with Cover Crop Usage

    Young Farmers Pave the Way with Cover Crop Usage
    Mar 12 2025
    In today’s episode of the podcast, brought to you by Sound Agriculture, listen to a conversation between Rockwell City, Iowa grower James Hepp and Carlisle County, Ky., grower Joel Reddick, as they discuss their on-farm cover crop strategies during the Young Farmer Panel at the 2025 National No-Tillage Conference.
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    35 m
  • Spring Management Tips for Cover Crops with Rob Myers

    Spring Management Tips for Cover Crops with Rob Myers
    Feb 25 2025
    In today’s episode of the podcast, brought to you by Sound Agriculture, listen to a conversation with Rob Myers, director for the Center for Regenerative Agriculture at University of Missouri. Myers discusses timely cover crop considerations for spring such as species selection, termination timing, grazing options and much more.
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    32 m
  • Reflecting on 15 Years of Cover Crops, No-Till & Regenerative Ag with Doug Fifer

    Reflecting on 15 Years of Cover Crops, No-Till & Regenerative Ag with Doug Fifer
    Feb 20 2025
    In today’s episode of the podcast, brought to you by Sound Agriculture, listen to a conversation with Doug Fifer, Virginia no-tiller and president of the Virginia No-Till Alliance (VANTAGE). Fifer reflects on how his soil has changed for the better since implementing cover crops and no-till into his operation back in 2011 and what types of cover crop trials he plans to experiment with during the upcoming 2025 growing season.
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    34 m
  • Cover Crops & Weather Extremes with Ray McCormick, Loran Steinlage, Barry Fisher and Allen Berry

    Cover Crops & Weather Extremes with Ray McCormick, Loran Steinlage, Barry Fisher and Allen Berry
    Jan 30 2025
    In today’s episode of the podcast, brought to you by Sound Agriculture, listen to a panel discussion from the 2025 National No-Tillage Conference. This discussion, centered on cover crops and extreme weather conditions, features 4 growers from 4 different states who all have a wealth of experience using cover crops. Listen as No-Till Legend and former Ohio State Extension ag engineer Randall Reeder moderates this panel featuring Ray McCormick, Loran Steinlage, Barry Fisher and Allen Berry.
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    41 m