On Conservation Ag Operator Fellow Ray McCormick’s farm in Vincennes, Ind., the name of the game is biological activity.

When he’s not farming, Conservation Ag Operator Fellow Ray McCormick leases and sells duck hunting excursions on his property. In this video, take a quick look at some of the duck blinds and sightlines that hunters enjoy on his property in Vincennes, Ind.

Even when it’s the “off season,” Conservation Ag Operator Fellow Ray McCormick is still thinking ahead for next season and doing what he can with cover crops to improve his corn crop for next year. 

Time now to go Ahead of the Curve with Rhett Schildroth, chief technology officer at MACH, an OEM provider of autonomous software and hardware. He says this kind of technology has come a long way and is pushing towards the mainstream faster than you might think.

Tons of great action at the Big Soil Health Event. It was good to see some familiar faces like Roy Pfaltzgraff. The Haxtun, Colo, no-tiller gives us the inside scoop on his new online community called Seeding Circles, which he says is the culmination of his dryland no-till journey.

Well last week we had boots on the ground at the Big Soil Health Event in Cedar Falls, Iowa where agronomist David Kleinschmidt emphasized the importance of considering Carbon to Nitrogen ratios of cover crops and residues, particularly when making decisions about cover crop termination. Let’s dive in a little deeper.

We’re going to kick things off with an update from our Conservation Ag Operator Fellow, Ray McCormick. To say that Ray takes conservation to a “whole ‘nother” level would be a massive understatement. From ponds to solar panels, Ray’s got a lot going at his Vincennes, Ind., farm.