How will unprecedented commodity prices and input costs affect gains in conservation? CTIC’s Partners will follow the money in a new series called “The Economics of Conservation.”

"Conservation is a significant investment, but it pays a decent return,” says Mike Beard of Meadowlane Farm. The farm earned the 2006 River Friendly Farmer Award from the Indiana Association of Conservation Districts and the 2007 Pork Industry Environmental Steward Award from the National Pork Board.

Exciting new survey results help CTIC maintain the focus on conservation agriculture.

Voluntary producer organizations work hard to promote conservation systems in their regions. How can they benefit from combining their strengths?