Soil Health Sounds Great—But Is It Paying Yet?

Adopting cover crops and no-till can improve soil health over time, but what about the short-term returns? This webinar takes a look at two years of replicated trial results across Illinois to see how these conservation practices are performing.

Learn how no-till and cover cropping—used alone or together—stack up against chisel tillage with no cover crops when it comes to soybean yield and economics. Presenters will also share data from corn–soybean and corn–wheat/soybean rotations and discuss how soil health testing fits into the cost equation.

Presenters: Andrew Margenot, Ph.D., soil scientist and associate professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Heidi Allen Asensio, doctoral student in the Department of Crop Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

About the Author: Kelsey Litchfield

Kelsey Litchfield is the Agronomic Outreach Manager and Editor of Field Advisor for the Illinois Soybean Association. In her role, she manages Field Advisor's media platforms and assists the agronomy team with events and field days. A native of Rio, IL, Kelsey earned her bachelor’s degree from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 2017 where she double majored in Agricultural Communications and Broadcast Journalism.