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Noah Newman

Noah Newman

Noah Newman started at Lessiter Media in March 2022 as Associate Editor for No-Till Farmer, Strip-Till Farmer and Cover Crop Strategies. He previously worked in broadcast journalism as a sports anchor/reporter for television stations in central Illinois and most recently Jackson, Mississippi, where he was named the state’s sportscaster of the year by the National Sports Media Association. He looks forward to engaging with growers, learning extensively about their operations, and sharing impactful stories with the audience.  

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Conservation Ag Update

#Plant24 Update: Weather Delays Planting in Some States

By Noah Newman posted on May 17, 2024 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101
On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Martin-Till, find out how several farmers are handling a wet month across parts of the Corn Belt. Central Illinois native Dave Brown is patiently waiting for Mother Nature to cooperate before he can finish up planting several hundred acres, while Wisconsin native Tyler Troiola deals with a tractor glitch and a 2-inch rain event in one day.
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[Video] #Plant24: First-Time Strip-Tiller Overcomes Planter Problem on Day 1

By Noah Newman posted on May 7, 2024 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Equipment, Precision Agriculture
Go behind the scenes with Leo Johnson and his son, Patrick, as they plant corn into strips for the first time on their 1,000-acre farm in Clinton, Wis. Jason Pennycook, precision specialist for 9-store Case IH dealer Johnson Tractor, comes to the rescue with remote support when Patrick runs into a problem with the planter in the field.
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[Video] Spring Madness: Precision Specialist Prepares Strip-Tiller for Planting Season

By Noah Newman posted on April 22, 2024 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Equipment
Go behind the scenes with Chad Baker, co-owner of Baker Precision Planter Works in Orangeville, Ill., as he hits the road for on-farm visits and pre-season maintenance checkups. Baker helps a first-generation no-tiller work out the kinks in his planter, and later runs into a couple issues with a strip-tiller’s new high-speed, 24-row planter.
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#Plant24 Update: Weather Delays No-Till Planting in Some States

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