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Farmers for Soil Health Enrollment Deadline Extended to March 15

March 5, 2024 | Posted in Investing in Regenerative Ag

Farmers now have until March 15 to enroll in Farmers for Soil Health, a new cover crop cost share program that pays up to $50/acre over three years for new cover crop acres. Farmers who have planted cover crops previously are eligible for $2/acre.

Growers Say Cover Crops Made It Easier to Adopt No-Till

By Mackane Vogel posted on January 26, 2024 | Posted in Soil Health

70% of growers said that cover crops made the transition to no-till easier, according to the Conservation Technology Innovation Center's 2023 National Cover Crop Survey.

Conservation Technology Information Center Announces Cover Crop Coaches Program

November 16, 2023 | Posted in Investing in Regenerative Ag

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 their farmer-led Cover Crop Coaches program.

CTIC, Farmers for Soil Health Partner to Increase Cover Crop Acres

August 7, 2023 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: Farm Progress

The Conservation Technology Information Center is partnering with Farmers for Soil Health (FSH), a new program devoted to increasing the usage of cover crops on corn and soybean acres.

CTIC Surprises Frank Lessiter with Hall of Fame Induction

July 21, 2023

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 in Action Tour July 11, 2023, in Frankenmuth, Mich.

Conservation Ag Update

Big Announcements at CTIC Conservation in Action Tour

By Noah Newman posted on July 21, 2023

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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[Video] Frank Lessiter Inducted Into Conservation Technology Information Center Hall of Fame

July 13, 2023

No-Till Farmer editor Frank Lessiter was honored by the Conservation Technology Information Center (CTIC) at its 2023 annual meeting as the “Johnny Appleseed of Conservation Tillage” for providing a vehicle for growers to learn from one another about no-till farming.

Farmers: Share Your Experience with Cover Crops in National Survey

A national survey was launched to collect information from farmers who plant and don't plant cover crops.

March 2, 2023 | Posted in Investing in Regenerative Ag

Source: CTIC

A national survey launched to gather insight from farmers who plant cover crops, as well as farmers who don't.

Western Lake Erie Basin Farmers Can Earn Money in New Phosphorus Reduction Program

October 6, 2021 | Posted in Economics

Farmers in the Western Lake Erie Basin—including parts of Ohio, Michigan and Indiana—can earn money through a phosphorus load reduction pilot program. The “Phosphorus Load-Reduction Stimulation Program” (PLUS-UP) program, coordinated by the Conservation Technology Information Center (CTIC), will pay farmers in the project area $5 to $10 per acre in 2022 to reduce P loads using practices such as no-till or cover crops.

Cover Crops Can Help Reverse Soil Deterioration

December 28, 2020 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: Ohio's Country Journal

“You are not farming the same soils your grandparents farmed,” said Hans Kok, Program Director for the Conservation Technology Information Center in Indiana. Kok spoke during a presentation at the Ohio No-till Council’s Winter Conference and described the modern soil challenges we face. Read more in this article from Ohio's Country Journal.