Indiana Landowner Goes Extra Mile to Help Farmer Plant Cover Crops

Last episode, we took you inside the first-ever Conversations About Conservation Workshop, teaching landowners about the true value of no-till and cover crops. And during one of the sessions, Indiana landowner Mary Huber shared a story about helping one of her farmers get started with cover crops.  

“I did the research, read up on cover crops and their benefits, as well as how to do them. I talked to the soil and water conservation people to see what they had to say, read about it and did research. And then I talked to my farmer about it and proposed to him that for the first couple years I would take care of making all the arrangements and paying for it. And after several years, he converted and now he also does cover crops on other lands that he farms.”  

And it wasn’t just paying for the change that made the difference, she says, it was also putting in the work, digging into something that particular farmer hadn’t done before. 

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