Time now for our Video of the Week. This one comes to us from Carlisle County, Ky. Brad Reddick reflects on his switch to no-till, and his son Joel explains why they’re playing small ball with cover crops.

“In 2018, we did a total about-face with our farming practices. The first step for us was going from no-till farming to cover crop farming. We put a lot of emphasis on the cover crop, and it’s essentially as important as the cash crop.”

– Brad Reddick, No-Tiller, Carlisle County, Ky.

“A lot of people like home runs, but there’s more than one way to win at baseball. We prefer a base hit strategy, and the cover crops, and our overall management system, allow us to get base hits more often, and ultimately that gets more wins for us financially, helps our land, so it’s very important for us to have that base hit mentality, rather than a home run mentality.”

– Joel Reddick, No-Tiller, Carlisle County, Ky.

The Reddick family received the Leopold Conservation Award in 2022 for their conservation efforts.

Watch the full version of this episode of Conservation Ag Update.