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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…

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…

By adopting conservation practices like cover crops and reduced tillage or no-till, farmers can help reduce the effects of climate change, including soil erosion, declining land productivity and desertification, according to Climate Change and Land, a report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released today. More than 100 experts from 52 countries contributed…

By David Gustafson, departing interim executive director, CTIC With the welcome arrival of CTIC’s new Executive Director Mike Komp, I bid a fond farewell to this interim role. There are many to thank for this wonderful opportunity, and I begin with Chair Terry Tindall, a true gentleman and also a genuine champion for conservation agriculture.…

A massive new data set chronicling residue management and winter cover crop use in Iowa, Illinois and Indiana from 2005 through 2018 is now in the final stages of preparation for release on CTIC's website. The resource—the Operational Tillage Information System, or OpTIS—uses publicly available remote sensing data to monitor the adoption of no-till, conservation…

Register Online Online registration is open for CTIC's 12th annual Conservation In Action Tour, which will include a packed program of farm visits, facility tours, informative presentations and an up-close look at real-world conservation practices in central Iowa on August 20-21. The Conservation at the Leading Edge tour will begin the afternoon of Tuesday, August…

Wisconsin Agriculturist, November 2, 2018 – https://www.wisconsinagriculturist.com/conservation/no-tilling-alfalfa-rye-improves-erosion-control

Prairie Farmer, October 31, 2018 – https://www.prairiefarmer.com/conservation/conservation-proof-pond

Corn and Soybean Digest, April 2018 – https://www.cornandsoybeandigest.com/cover-crops/all-cover-crops

Environmental Change Initiative, June 2016 – https://environmentalchange.nd.edu/news-events/news/study-links-best-management-practices-to-cleaner-watershed/

Corn and Soybean Digest, June 2018 – https://www.cornandsoybeandigest.com/cover-crops/nitrogen-cycling-and-cover-crops