CTIC Celebrates Soil at #Classic15

Cindy Zimmerman

classic15-cticThe Conservation Technology Information Center (CTIC) was celebrating the International Year of Soils this year’s Commodity Classic in Phoenix.

CTIC executive director Karen Scanlon was handing out gummy worms and recipes at Commodity Classic so families can have a fun way to learn about soils. “[CTIC] has always supported soil health by promoting conservation systems as a great combination of practices that can build up soil quality and protect other resources while being a productive and profitable system for farmers,” she said.

Scanlon says CTIC has just started its third annual cover crop survey, which is sponsored by USDA’s Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education (SARE) program, the American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) and Corn+Soybean Digest. Farmers are invited to share their thoughts on cover crops, whether or not they use them, to help other growers, researchers, agricultural advisors, ag retailers and policymakers more effectively address questions about cover crops and learn about best practices.

And we’re looking forward to this year’s CTIC Conservation in Action Tour, which will be Aug. 11-12 in Minnesota. Listen to my interview with Karen here: Karen Scanlon, CTIC executive director

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