This narrated slide-show video examines the first commercially successful no-till planter, the Allis Chalmers No-Til Planter released in 1966 based on concepts seen on the Harry Young farm in Kentucky. The Allis Chalmer assets are now part of AGCO Corp.

Part 2 of Conservation Agriculture and Global Warming in Ghana
The second installment of this 4-video report examining the debate on "conservation agriculture" and global warming takes a look at how no-till go started in the U.S. Lloyd Murdock, Professor at the University of Kentucky, Texas A&M University Professor Edwin Price, no-tiller John Young of Herndon, Ky., and philanthropist Howard G. Buffett, chairman of the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, discuss how soil erosion was the impetus for farmers and researchers who saw the importance of conserving the soil in the 20th century.

Part 1 of Conservation Agriculture and Global Warming in Ghana
Filmed on location in Ghana and the USA, this 4-video report examines the debate on "conservation agriculture" and global warming. Can techniques such as "no-till farming" work in a developing country such as Ghana? Can they help sequester carbon from the atmosphere and help solve global warming?

In honor of the 25th anniversary of the National No-Tillage Conference, the staff of No-Till Farmer displayed a photo gallery at the conference in St. Louis titled “A Walk Through No-Till History.” Editor Frank Lessiter leads us through the gallery, which includes some highlights from the early editions of No-Till Farmer, no-till leaders and influencers, equipment and other products that led to greater adoption of no-till, and testimonials from farmers on how the practice changed their lives.

No-Till Farmer editor Frank Lessiter talks to several National No-Tillage Conference attendees, including the Young family, Ray McCormick and Phil Needham, about their experiences with no-till and the conference.

Created by NRCS to promote no-till in the 80s.  Montgomery County producers examples of conservation success with no-till.

No-Till Farmer founder Lessiter talks about the importance of no-till to agriculture, the benefits it offers to growers, and the equipment and products that have helped the movement grow.

No-Till Farmer founder Frank Lessiter shares why he started the National No-Tillage Conference in 1992 and how it’s grown since, where he sees the future of no-till heading, and what it will take to increase the number of acres under no-till production.

Eugene Keeton tells the story of creating the seed firmer. He is accompanied by Howard Martin of Martin Industries.