A national survey about farmers’ cover crop practices reveals similar goals and opportunities with cover crops compared to No-Till Farmer’s annual Cover Crops Operational Practices Survey (CCOPS), but no-tillers have an advantage with their ability to plant green.
In this episode of Conservation Ag Update, we head to Frankenmuth, Mich., for the Conservation Technology Information Center’s 16th annual Conservation in Action Tour. New CTIC executive director Ryan Heiniger makes several big announcements, including a noteworthy surprise for a no-till legend. This episode of Conservation Ag Update is brought to you by Yokohama Off-Highway Tires
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Heiniger is a fourth-generation Iowa farmer, wildlife biologist, and has been a non-profit leader for more than two decades. CTIC board chair Mark White of Syngenta says Heiniger's combination of on-the-ground conservation experience and history of leadership in conservation-oriented organizations made him the perfect choice for the role.
Data pulled from new sensor technology shows soil health practices in Iowa, Illinois and Indiana moving in the right direction, says the Conservation Technology Information Center (CTIC). Other states will come online soon.
The Conservation Technology Information Center (CTIC) welcomes its new executive director, Mike Komp. The role will call upon Komp's skills to build collaborative networks that help promote and champion conservation farming systems, secure funding for new programs and help analyze and disseminate digital data on conservation practices.
During CTIC 2011 Conservation in Action Tour, USDA-NRCS Ohio state agronomist Mark Scarpitti demonstrates differences between tilled and no-till soils in ability to absorb fertilizer and avoid runoff.
With over 2,000 farmers participating in the fourth annual survey, results once again showed that corn and soybean yields increased following cover crops.
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On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by CultivAce, West Union, Iowa, no-tiller Loran Steinlage checks in with a harvest update, and explains why this fall will be one of his most educational harvests yet.
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