Cover crops are increasingly popular, but can they be profitable in the first year? And what's the true cost of cover crop adoption? In this webinar you'll learn some remarkable facts and figures from a farmer who conducted his own on-farm test comparing cover crop with no cover crop for corn and soybeans. Participants will learn about the transition to cover crops, an economics method for assessing the on-farm value of cover crops, and criteria for judging a case study.

As cover crops gain attention and focus, questions are moving from agronomics to economics. This presentation centers on a spreadsheet-based partial budgeting tool that is available to help address some of the economic and financial questions that arise. This tool is designed to help producers, landowners, planners and others make informed decisions when considering making cover crops a part of their production systems.

A farm’s profitability depends on many factors – but reducing yield variability is a key component. Mitchell County farmer Wayne Fredericks and plant physiologist Jerry Hatfield will review the extensive on-farm research data they’ve collected on reducing yield variability. Their data shows that improving soil health through cover crops and other conservation practices can have a positive effect on total field yield.

Can soil health boost farm profits while improving water and climate outcomes? Yes - and we’ve got the data to prove it. Join us to learn how real farmers are seeing economic, environmental, and climate benefits through practical soil health strategies.

Participants will learn agricultural production factors along combination with economic considerations for evaluating profitability of adopting Soil Health Management Systems.

This three phase, webinar based training series is designed to teach basic principles of conservation economics to enable participants to integrate economics into the NRCS Conservation Planning Process. Participants will become more knowledgeable about the role economics plays and will be able to recognize and perform basic economic analysis during conservation planning.

This three phase, webinar based training series is designed to teach basic principles of conservation economics to enable participants to integrate economics into the NRCS Conservation Planning Process. Participants will become more knowledgeable about the role economics plays and will be able to recognize and perform basic economic analysis during conservation planning.

This three phase, webinar based training series is designed to teach basic principles of conservation economics to enable participants to integrate economics into the NRCS Conservation Planning Process. Participants will become more knowledgeable about the role economics plays and will be able to recognize and perform basic economic analysis during conservation planning.

This three phase, webinar based training series is designed to teach basic principles of conservation economics to enable participants to integrate economics into the NRCS Conservation Planning Process. Participants will become more knowledgeable about the role economics plays and will be able to recognize and perform basic economic analysis during conservation planning.

Shannon Carpenter, NRCS State Water Quality Specialist, reviews the Riparian Herbaceous Cover (CPS 390) and Riparian Forest Buffer (CPS 391). This session covers the differences in resource concerns, intended purposes, and determining which practice is more appropriate for the site.