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.

Liz Haney. Russell Hedrick. Jerry Hatfield. Roy Pfaltzgraff. Lance Gunderson. David Kleinschmidt. Dan Luepkes. Sarah Martello. Talk about a cavalcade of All-Stars. With heavy hitters like those on the program, we knew this year’s Big Soil Health Event was once again going to be a can’t-miss event.

Fred Nichols, chief marketing officer at Huma, talks about the dry and liquid humate products that the company offers.

Jeffery Mills, a no-tiller from Walton, Ind., uses Regen Mills' mobile grain mill to grind regeneratively grown no-till crops to sell direct to consumers. Visit MillsFamilyFarms.com to learn more about their products.

While no-till is a pillar of the regen movement, the Big Soil Health Event is definitely a departure from conventional no-till practices. As I was listening to the speakers, these four statements caught my attention, and I wondered how those of you reading would have reacted had you been there.