PA No-Till Alliance Board of Directors

We are farmers helping farmers.

Leroy Bupp

York County
buppfarm1964@gmail.com
717-428-1865
  • Crops Grown: Corn, Soybeans, Wheat
  • Cover Crops Grown: Annual Rye, Buckwheat, Crimson Clover, Sunflowers, Radish, Wheat
  • Planter Equipment: Kinze 12-row
  • Drill Equipment: JD 750
  • Planting Green Experience: Yes, since 1997
  • Interseeding Experience: No

Bill Cannon

Mercer County
easthill@easthillfarm.farm
724-699-3775
  • Crops Grown: Corn, Hay, Pumpkins, Soybeans, Spelts
  • Cover Crops Grown: Rye, Multi-Species
  • Planter Equipment: JD 6 Row
  • Drill Equipment: JD 750
  • Planting Green Experience: Yes
  • Interseeding Experience: No

Lucas Criswell

Union County
lucascriswell@hotmail.com
570-412-0706
  • Crops Grown: Canola, Corn, Peas, Soybeans, Rye
  • Cover Crops Grown: Crimson Clover, Rye w/ Peas, Sorghum, Vetch
  • Planter Equipment: Kinze w/ Roller Attachments
  • Drill Equipment: JD
  • Planting Green Experience: Yes, since 2002
  • Interseeding Experience: Some

Jeff Frey

Lancaster County
futureviewflowers1@gmail.com
717-413-0082
  • Crops Grown: Barley, Corn, Soybeans, Wheat
  • Cover Crops Grown: Barley, Rape, Wheat, Mixes
  • Planter Equipment: Kinze 3660 Dawn GFX Row Cleaners
  • Drill Equipment: JD 1590
  • Planting Green Experience: Yes
  • Interseeding Experience: Limited

Gordon England

Blair County
gordan.england75@gmail.com
814-330-4988
  • Crops Grown: Alfalfa, Corn, Grass Hay
  • Cover Crops Grown: Annual Rye Grass, Triticale
  • Planter Equipment: Kinze 3600 30′ w/ 15″ Row Spacing
  • Drill Equipment: Sunflower 30′
  • Planting Green Experience: Yes
  • Interseeding Experience: No

Andy Flinchbaugh

York County
flinchfarm@hotmail.com
717-873-9530
  • Crops Grown: Corn, Soybeans, Wheat, Milo, Snap Beans, Grass Hay, Pumpkins, Sunflowers, Buckwheat, Tree Fruits
  • Cover Crops Grown: Cereal Rye, Wheat, Barley, Oats, Triticale, Annual Ryegrass, Hairy Vetch, Winter Peas, Spring Peas, Radish, Buckwheat, Crimson Clover, Rapeseed, Sunn Hemp, Yellow Sweet Clover
  • Planter Equipment: JD 1770NT 30” row spacing, JD 1780 15”/30” row spacing
  • Drill Equipment: JD 1890 Air Seeder
  • Planting Green Experience: Yes, since 2010
  • Interseeding Experience: Yes, since 2014. Small Grains into Soybeans

Ryan Graham

Butler County
ryanwg89@yahoo.com
724-290-6320
  • Crops Grown: Corn, Hay, Soybeans, Wheat
  • Cover Crops Grown: Crimson Clover, Rye, Wheat
  • Planter Equipment: JD 1770 Full GPS, Martin Trash Wheels, Cleansweep Kinze 3500 8/16 run with Greenstar
  • Drill Equipment: JD 1590 Nice Wheels, Martin Closing Wheels & JD 1560
  • Planting Green Experience: Yes, since 2017
  • Interseeding Experience: No

Jim Hershey

Lancaster County
jim.hershey@yahoo.com
717-689-0235
  • Crops Grown: Corn, Soybeans, Wheat
  • Cover Crops Grown: Austrian Winter Pea, Barley, Crimson Clover, Oats, Radish, Rye, Hairy Vetch
  • Planter Equipment: Case IH 1240 w/ Roller Attachments
  • Drill Equipment: Case IH T500, 30′ Air Drill
  • Planting Green Experience: Yes, since 2014
  • Interseeding Experience: Yes, since 2014, Builds Interseeders

Jim Harbach

Clinton County
jamesharbach@hotmail.com
570-263-0672
  • Crops Grown: Alfalfa, Corn, Soybeans, Rye
  • Cover Crops Grown: Rye, Multi-Species
  • Planter Equipment: Kinze 3660, 32 Row, 15″ Spacing
  • Drill Equipment: JD 1560
  • Planting Green Experience: Yes, since 1990
  • Interseeding Experience: Some

Dean James

Montour County
farmerjames@verizon.net
570-274-2993
  • Crops Grown: Hulless Barley, Corn, Soybeans
  • Cover Crops Grown: Crimson Clover, Oats, Mixes, Rye, Rye/Triticale
  • Planter Equipment: Precision Planted Kinze 3660 w/ Interplants
  • Drill Equipment: JD 1560
  • Planting Green Experience: Yes
  • Interseeding Experience: Yes

Ben Peckman

Franklin County
slateridge@comcast.net
717-729-6577
  • Crops Grown: Alfalfa, Barley, Corn, Milo, Soybeans, Wheat
  • Cover Crops Grown: Diverse Mix after Small Grain, Rye, Triticale
  • Planter Equipment: Case IH w/ Rollers
  • Drill Equipment: Sunflower 9421
  • Planting Green Experience: Yes
  • Interseeding Experience: No

William Thiele

Butler County
dairyfarmer1@consolidated.net
724-272-3263
  • Crops Grown: Corn, Soybeans, Oats, Alfalfa, Rye
  • Cover Crops Grown: Rye, Oats, Radish, Rape, Sunflower, Hairy Vetch, Crimson Clover, Balansa Clover, Brown Top Millet, Buckwheat
  • Planter Equipment: Kinze 4-Row 3000 with Soybean Splitters
  • Drill Equipment: Great Plains 1006NT
  • Planting Green Experience: Yes, Since 2017
  • Interseeding Experience: No

Matt Ulmer

Centre County
romafarms2@gmail.com
814-380-4350
  • Crops Grown: Corn, Mixed Hay, Small Grains, Soybeans
  • Cover Crops Grown: Clover, Radish, Triticale, Rye, Wheat
  • Planter Equipment: JD & White
  • Drill Equipment: JD & Marliss
  • Planting Green Experience: Yes
  • Interseeding Experience: Yes