In today’s episode, listen to a conversation with Iowa no-tiller and executive director of the Conservation Technology Information Center, Ryan Heiniger. Ryan is also joined by his son Matt Heiniger — who is a senior in high school — and the two of them discuss the new cover crop business they started together called Clear Water Cover Crops, as well as what it has been like to go from father and son to business partners.

In this final installment of the Cover Crops on the Road Podcast, we’ll finish up the road trip with a visit to New Park, Pennsylvania grower Paul McPherson at Maple Lawn Farms. His operation is unique from the first two visits for several reasons. Let’s hop in the car and head out to the farm to learn more

In today’s episode, come along on the road with me as I travel across parts of Maryland and Pennsylvania to visit 3 different farmers who are working with cover crops and no-till in unique ways. Our first stop in part 1 of this journey took us to Jim Hershey’s farm in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania. Last week, we met Cecil County, Maryland farmer Bryan Racine, who is relatively new to the no-till and cover crop movement, but is learning and innovating at a rapid pace. Let’s pick up where we left off with Bryan and head out into the field to see what he has been working on this year.

This week, let’s hop in the car and head to Cecil County, Maryland to visit Bryan Racine, who is relatively new to the no-till and cover crop movement, but is learning and innovating at a rapid pace.

In today’s episode of the podcast, come along on the road with Cover Crop Strategies Associate Editor, Mackane Vogel, as he travels to parts of Maryland and Pennsylvania to visit 3 different farmers who are working with cover crops in unique ways. The first stop in part 1 of this journey took listeners to Jim Hershey’s farm in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania. Let’s pick up where we left off on Jim’s farm and finish that conversation before heading out into the field.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.