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Taking Care of Crops by Taking Care of the Land: The Leggett Farming Partnership, Conservation in Action Tour Farm Stop Host
There’s always something going on at Leggett Farming Partnership. “We farm about 13 months out of the year,” Sue Leggett jokes. “We are very busy people, but we’re always looking…
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CTIC Hall of Fame Ceremony Celebrates Exceptional Lifetime Achievements
Dwayne Beck, Ph.D., and David Brandt (posthumous) were the first farmers inducted into the CTIC Hall of Fame. Their lifetime of work has advanced conservation agriculture and inspired generations of producers.
NEW SURVEY OF FARM ADVISORS SHOWS GROWING INTEREST IN COVER CROPS
CTIC, SARE and ASTA release the 2025 National Cover Crop Survey, which focuses on consultants and other trusted advisors More than 650 farm advisors from across the U.S. participated in a survey on cover crops, shining light on how—and how frequently—they advise growers on cover crops. A report on the survey was released today by…
NATIONAL COVER CROP SURVEY SEEKS FARM ADVISOR INSIGHTS—CROP CONSULTANTS, CONSERVATION PLANNERS, SEED DEALERS AND MORE
Trusted advisors can help guide cover crop policy, research and training by taking the survey and earn a chance to receive one of three $100 gift cards. WEST LAFAYETTE, IND., October 1, 2024—A new cover crop survey by the Conservation Technology Information Center (CTIC),USDA Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program, andAmerican Seed Trade…
Conservation Technology Information Center Announces Creation of Cover Crop Coaches Program and Hires Dan Coffman as Minnesota Soil Health Specialist
Conservation Technology Information Center Announces Creation of Cover Crop Coaches Program and Hires Dan Coffman as Minnesota Soil Health Specialist WEST LAFAYETTE, NOVEMBER 16, 2023- Thanks to a generous grant from General Mills, a global food company deeply committed to regenerative agriculture, the Conservation Technology Information Center (CTIC) is excited to announce the creation of…
CTIC Hires Catie Geib as New Soil Health Specialist in Wisconsin and Announces Cover Crop Webinar Series
CTIC Hires Catie Geib as New Soil Health Specialist in Wisconsin and Announces Cover Crop Webinar Series WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, September 6, 2023 –Soil health specialist Catie Geib has joined the Conservation Technology Information Center (CTIC), a 41-year-old conservation agriculture non-profit, to provide technical support to Wisconsin farmers under the Farmers for Soil Health (FSH)…
NEW COVER CROP SURVEY DATA CHALLENGES ASSUMPTIONS
For More Information Contact: Callie North, CTIC ([email protected]); (317) 450-9137 Rob Myers, University of Missouri ([email protected]); 573-882-1547 or Bethany Shively, ASTA ([email protected]); (703) 837-8140 x332 NEW COVER CROP SURVEY DATA CHALLENGES ASSUMPTIONS National survey finds incentive payments boost cover crops, while 9 in 10 farmers intend to stick with cover crops after payments end …
The Conservation Technology Information Center (CTIC) Inducts Frank Lessiter Into Its Hall of Fame
For more information, contact: Callie North, [email protected]/ (317) 450-9137 Ryan Heiniger, [email protected]/ (319) 768-8348 The Conservation Technology Information Center (CTIC) Inducts Frank Lessiter Into Its Hall of Fame The Conservation Technology Information Center (CTIC) inducted editor, publisher and conservation agriculture advocate Frank Lessiter into its CTIC Hall of Fame during the 16th Annual CTIC Conservation…
CALLING ALL FARMERS: SHARE YOUR VIEWS ON COVER CROPS IN NATIONAL SURVEY BY SARE, CTIC AND ASTA
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Callie North, CTIC ([email protected]); (317) 450-9137 or Steve Werblow, ([email protected]); (541) 951-4212 or Rob Myers, University of Missouri ([email protected]); 573-882-1547 or Bethany Shively, ASTA ([email protected]); (703) 837-8140 x332 CALLING ALL FARMERS: SHARE YOUR VIEWS ON COVER CROPS IN NATIONAL SURVEY BY SARE, CTIC AND ASTA A national survey…
NEW OpTIS DATA FROM SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOW 2.5x RISE IN CORN BELT COVER CROPS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Callie North, CTIC ([email protected]; (317) 450-9137) or Steve Werblow ([email protected]; (541) 951-4212) NEW OpTIS DATA FROM SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOW 2.5x RISE IN CORN BELT COVER CROPS Corn Belt cover crop acres climbed from 2.8 million to 7.5 million between 2015 and 2021 WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana (February 2, 2023)—A new tranche of…
CTIC To Lead Development of the CSA Connector for a New USDA Climate Smart Partnership Program
WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana (September 22, 2022) — The Conservation Technology Information Center (CTIC), in partnership with The Nature Conservancy and Houston Engineering, will lead development of a new online tool, the Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) Connector, as a key element of a new project selected last week for funding by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s…
NATIONAL FARMER SURVEY DOCUMENTS A WIDE RANGE OF COVER CROP BENEFITS AS ACREAGE CONTINUES TO EXPAND
Despite the crippling rainfall that significantly delayed planting across much of the country in 2019, more than 90% of farmers participating in a national cover crop survey reported that cover crops allowed them to plant earlier or at the same time as non-cover-cropped fields. Among those who had "planted green," seeding cash crops into growing…
OpTIS Data Available for Iowa, Illinois and Indiana
Remote Sensing Technology Drives Conservation Solutions New Data Show Soil Health Practices on IA, IL and IN Farmland Is Moving in the Right Direction Today marks the first release of regional-scale data from the Operational Tillage Information System (OpTIS), a new tool that has the potential to unlock conservation solutions for a variety of food…
