John Dobberstein

Oklahoma

Senior Editor at Lessiter Media

Senior Editor at No-Till Farmer

Senior Editor at Cover Crop Strategies

Senior Editor at Strip-Till Farmer

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Regenerative Agriculture Needs Right-Sized Solutions to Succeed

1 week ago | no-tillfarmer.com | John Dobberstein

Farm production in the U.S. is undergoing a renaissance of sorts, as private investment continues to show interest in practices that help farmers raise products in a sustainable manner — whether it’s precision ag, carbon markets, cover crops or biologicals. Many food and textile companies are demanding this from their suppliers so they can market themselves to increasingly environmentally conscious customers. But how the industry goes about that journey matters.
Federal climate program that bolstered no-till, reduced tillage cancelled, re-named

1 week ago | no-tillfarmer.com | John Dobberstein

A popular Biden-era federal grant program that helped drive cover crop and no-till adoption and other climate-focused practices has been cancelled by the Trump administration over concerns about “sky-high administration fees.”U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins characterized the USDA’s Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities (PCSC) program Monday as a “slush fund” from the previous administration after a line-by-line review was of every partnership in the program was conducted.
[Podcast] Taking a Trip Down the Wormhole of Soil Health

2 weeks ago | no-tillfarmer.com | John Dobberstein

By John Dobberstein posted on April 11, 2025 | Posted in Crop Protection, Soil Health In this podcast, brought to you by NewFieldsAg, Jill Clapperton, a world-renowned soil biologist and rhizosphere ecologist, helps farmers better understand what lives — and must thrive — below the soil surface to regenerate and maintain healthy soil structure.
USDA closing Washington D.C. office, laying off thousands

2 weeks ago | no-tillfarmer.com | John Dobberstein

By John Dobberstein, EditorWASHINGTON — Multiple media reports say the U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to close one of its headquarters buildings in Washington D.C. and lay off potentially thousands of workers in the coming weeks.
Shining a Light on Better Corn, Soybean Management

2 weeks ago | striptillfarmer.com | John Dobberstein

Each year, Atlanta, Ind.-based Beck’s Hybrids puts out one of the most comprehensive books on ag research centered around the company’s Practical Farm Research (PFR) program. Agronomic data sourced from the PFR program is designed to help growers find new ways to better manage their farms and increase their ROI through the 256-page compendium of ag research.
[Video] Keeping Parts and Servicer the Core of Dealership Services

3 weeks ago | farm-equipment.com | John Dobberstein

In Part 2 of our Boots on the Ground series, parts and service are the bread-and-butter for Titan Machinery’s Holdrege dealership. General Manager Marcus Dunbar explains the how and why behind it, and the challenges his dealership tackled with supply chain issues last year and the outlook for 2025. Farm Equipment's Boots on the Ground series is brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment.
[Video] No-Tiller Francke Groeneweg Details Composting System

3 weeks ago | no-tillfarmer.com | John Dobberstein

Franck Groeneweg, who no-tills a variety of crops on more than 12,000 acres near Three Forks, Mont., shares how his massive Johnson-Su bioreactor system allows him to apply compost extract in furrow during planting season. David C. Johnson, molecular biologist and research scientist at the Univ. of New Mexico, developed a system billed to “bring lifeless soils back to life” by reintroducing beneficial microorganisms to the soil with biologically enhanced compost. VIDEO
[Video] Getting Compost Extract to the Planter

3 weeks ago | no-tillfarmer.com | John Dobberstein

By John Dobberstein posted on March 31, 2025 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment, Soil Health Three Forks, Mont. no-tiller Franck Groeneweg explains how his John Deere air seeder is equipped to carry compost extract from his saddle tanks to the crop at planting time to provide an extra boost for plants, and to improve soil health. Groeneweg no-tills more than 12,000 acres in central Montana.
Farm Groups, Lawmakers Press USDA on Frozen Payments

4 weeks ago | no-tillfarmer.com | John Dobberstein

U.S. lawmakers are putting more pressure on the USDA to “honor frozen contracts” between the agency and U.S. farmers. U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), introduced the Honor Farmer Contracts Act in hopes of pressuring the USDA and Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins to unfreeze all signed agreements and contracts and make all past due payments as quickly as possible. U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) is expected to unveil a similar measure in the house.
[Podcast] What a Glyphosate Ban Could Do to U.S. Agriculture

4 weeks ago | no-tillfarmer.com | John Dobberstein

Play the latest episode: [SUBSCRIBE TO THIS PODCAST]With Bayer CropScience shelling out more than $10 billion so far to settle claims that Roundup and glyphosate cause cancer, there is concern about the long-term availability of glyphosate as a tool in production agriculture, including no-tillers and strip-tillers who use the approved chemistry to kill weeds and reduce or eliminate the need for tillage.