The Conservation Technology Information Center

The Conservation Technology Information Center promotes, supports and provides information on conservation technologies & sustainable agricultural systems.

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By becoming a member of CTIC, you'll be connected to a world of people from government, academia, agribusiness, the supply chain, and the farm who are committed to practical, productive conservation farming systems.

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Conservation Tour:

This year's CTIC Conservation in Action Tour went virtual! Click here for a video visit to an Ohio family's multi-generational farm to explore "Making Conservation Stick."

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The National Recreational Water Quality Workshop is going virtual! Join us the week of April 5, 2021!

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Great survey by our friends at @sandcountyfdn highlighting the key needs of watershed conservation professionals. I… https://t.co/FwIGE8EHyl Feb 25, 2021 11:18am

Congrats @NASA on the successful landing of #PerseveranceRover and planned sampling of Martian soil for signs of pa… https://t.co/ZHkaFfdHli Feb 18, 2021 3:41pm

After crunching petabytes of data and literally re-shaping how to analyze photosynthesis remotely, congrats to Kaiy… https://t.co/wTHAoHl6Yp Feb 18, 2021 1:42pm

Thanks IL Sustainable Ag Partnership for sharing last week's great webinar on ecosystem services markets! Awesome c… https://t.co/kijWykbz5W Feb 16, 2021 2:00pm

Join the conservation conversation through CTIC! We bring together a wide range of people and organizations interes… https://t.co/2O8O5auJqu Feb 8, 2021 11:55am

Who We Are

CTIC connects people from across agriculture and the conservation community to encourage greater adoption of farming systems that are economically and environmentally sustainable. We link farms, universities, government and business in projects that explore and champion conservation agriculture.

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CONNECT

CTIC brings people together. We build coalitions. We connect farmers, researchers, policymakers, agribusiness, and lead discussions that move conversations ahead.

INFORM

CTIC is a clearinghouse for convservation information, from Operational Tillage Information System (OpTIS) regional trend data to how to implement practices on your farm.

CHAMPION

CTIC helps farmers, advisers, and ag retailers tap conservation resources. We promote conservation practices and advocate for policies that make them economically sustainable.

What's New at CTIC

2019-2020 National Cover Crop Survey

Click here to read the insight from nearly 1,200 commodity and horticultural crop farmers from across the country on why they do—or don't—use cover crops. Among the highlights of this year's survey results include data on the performance of cover crops during the extremely wet 2019 planting season.

CTIC's Current Projects

CTIC and its partners lead projects at the local, regional, and national level to address agriculture’s pressing conservation needs. Each project includes public and private sector partners, shares information about new technology and tools, and promotes agricultural systems that are both economically viable and environmentally beneficial.

Do You Know OpTIS?

The Operational Tillage Information System (OpTIS) has been developed by Applied GeoSolutions and CTIC as a method for the automated use of remote sensing (satellite-based) data to monitor conservation practices in agricultural systems, including various forms of reduced tillage and the planting of winter cover crops.