Indiana Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and the Conservation Cropping Systems Initiative (CCSI) are working with Purdue University’s Department of Forestry and Natural Resources to help identify causes and solutions to farmers who experience issues with voles in cover cropped fields. Purdue is seeking information from 50-75 fields per NRCS area that meet the following criteria: The field was planted to cover crops in the fall of 2015; The field was planted to so

Indianapolis, IN (July 11, 2016) - Conservation Cropping Systems Initiative (CCSI) is releasing two new case studies featuring cover crop solutions that have proven higher yields and healthier soil. Roger Wenning realized that skyrocketing land prices limited his opportunities to build his farm by expanding beyond the 650 acres he farms with his sister Marita Field and sons Nick and Kevin near Greensburg, Indiana. That pushed his thinking into a new direction. "I can't grow