No-Till and Reduced Disturbance

Farmer Perspectives: Soil Health Principles in Practice

The principles of soil health are central concepts for these five regenerative farmers. They describe how each of the principles apply to their own farms and provide advice for those looking to get started. This video features Macauley “Mac” Kincaid (Jasper County, MO), Jennifer Allen (Linn County, MO), Josh Payne (LaFayette County, MO), Molly...

Farmer Perspectives: Using No-Till to Improve Soil Health

Regenerative farmers are using no-till as a core component of their cropping systems to build soil health. Three farmers in Missouri give us a first-hand look of what they’ve seen in their own operations. This video features Molly Rockamann (St. Louis, MO), Macauley “Mac” Kincaid (Jasper, MO), and Dave Haubein (Dade County, MO). This...

How Conservation Practices Influence Agricultural Economic Returns

This paper is intended to help agricultural lenders and other members of the farm finance community better understand how soil health conservation practices, particularly conservation tillage and cover crops, affect both on-farm profitability and off-farm economics.

Video Series: What is Sustainable Agriculture?

This animated video series from SARE provides an overview of topic areas in sustainable agriculture.

Farmer Perspectives on Cover Crops: Video Series

Four Missouri Farmers share how they are using cover crops on their operations in this CRA video series.

Video: How Regenerative Agriculture and Diversity Saved the Hemme Family Farm

This video from the Noble Research Institute highlights the Hemme Farm and their experiences with Regenerative Agriculture.

Progress Report: Adoption of Soil Health Systems

Read this Progress Report: Adoption of Soil Health Systems Based on Data from the 2017 U.S. Census of Agriculture to learn about current trends in cover crop and no-till usage in the United States. This report released by the Soil Health Institute is based on data from the 2017 U.S. Census of Agriculture, released...

Considerations in Selecting No-TIll

This resource from Iowa State University considers the advantages of a no-till system. The publication looks at weed control, residue management, equipment requirements, nutrient management and the results of yield and economic return studies.

NRCS Soil Health Fact Sheets

The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service has a number of soil health fact sheets, including this one about Soil Health Basics & Benefits. View and download more fact sheets here:

Living Soil Film – College Materials

This college lesson plan is designed to accompany the Living Soil Film, which can help introduce students to the topic of soil health. It includes a sample quiz and learning activities. A high school curriculum is also available.