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 their farmer-led Cover Crop Coaches program.   This new program aims to further support farmers across Minnesota, Wisconsin and ...more

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) program. The Farmers for Soil Health program provides payments for new and existing cover crop users. CTIC will provide technical assistance ...more

For More Information Contact: Callie North, CTIC (north@ctic.org); (317) 450-9137 Rob Myers, University of Missouri (myersrob@missouri.edu); 573-882-1547 or Bethany Shively, ASTA (bshively@betterseed.org); (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               (August 8, 2023)—A new ...more

For more information, contact: Callie North, north@ctic.org/ (317) 450-9137 Ryan Heiniger, heiniger@ctic.org/ (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 in Action Tour on Tuesday night, July 11, 2023 in Frankenmuth, Michigan. CTIC is a hub for information and ...more

Ryan Heiniger Joins Conservation Technology Information Center (CTIC) as Executive Director   For Immediate Release For more information, contact... Callie North | north@ctic.org | (317) 450-9137 Steve Werblow | steve@stevewerblow.com | (541) 488-8610     WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana (November 8, 2022)—The Conservation Technology Information Center (CTIC) welcomes Ryan Heiniger as its new executive director. Heiniger is a fourth-generation Iowa farmer, wildlife biologist, and has been a non-profit leader for more than two ...more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Contact: Callie North, CTIC (north@ctic.org); (317) 450-9137 or Steve Werblow, (steve@stevewerblow.com); (541) 951-4212 or Rob Myers, University of Missouri (myersrob@missouri.edu); 573-882-1547 or Bethany Shively, ASTA (bshively@betterseed.org); (703) 837-8140 x332  CALLING ALL FARMERS: SHARE YOUR VIEWS ON COVER CROPS IN NATIONAL SURVEY BY SARE, CTIC AND ASTA   A national survey launched today to gather insight from farmers who plant cover crops, as well as farmers ...more

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Callie North, CTIC (north@ctic.org; (317) 450-9137) or Steve Werblow (steve@stevewerblow.com; (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 data from the Operational Tillage Information System (OpTIS) tracked a 250% climb in cover crop acreage—from 2.8 ...more

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 (USDA) Partnerships for Climate Smart Commodities program.   The overall project is being led by the Wolfe’...more