18th Annual Conservation in Action Tour Features Unique Planting-Season Farm Tours on the Great Plains

Feb 13, 2025

Early bird registration now open for Sioux Falls, S.D., event on May 6-7

Conservation Technology Information Center (CTIC) has opened registration for its 18th annual Conservation in Action Tour, a two-day celebration that includes behind-the-scenes ag industry stops and farm tours showcasing exceptional conservation agriculture, May 6-7, 2025, in Sioux Falls, S.D.

This unique planting-season tour will include multiple farm stops so attendees can get new perspectives on how management practices in the fall and early spring help optimize crop production for a cropping year. Attendees will get real-world insights on challenges producers face and the solutions they need to help drive the next generation of program design, strategic partnerships, engagement tactics and implementation guidelines. Ag industry stops will feature upstream and downstream value chain partners to understand how they are supporting producers.

With a record attendance of 270 attendees from 20 states, the Tour has a track record of national attention from many different sectors of agriculture. Producers, advisers, agribusiness representatives, elected officials, policymakers, researchers, and conservation agriculture agencies from the national, state and local levels experience innovative farming that makes a difference on crop production and communities.

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Video: Our Own On-Farm Research Is the Best Source - Managing White Mold in Northeast Nebraska

If you assumed Nebraska was too hot and dry for white mold to be a problem in soybeans, think again.

This week we're featuring Galen Samuelson, a farmer and dealer from Wakefield, Nebraska, who knows all too well how devastating white mold can be.

"We don't have it consistently every year, but with our temperature and humidity, it can hurt us quite bad," Samuelson says. Looking for alternatives, he explains, "What I like about Heads Up is that it's non-harmful to the beneficial fungal colonies in the soil." Galen has been using Heads Up for several years now, after first hearing about it through a small ad in a regional newspaper. Watch below to hear about his journey.

When asked to write about Samuelson Seed, Galen said the following:

"Samuelson Seed is a 4th-generation, family-based company. It started with my grandfather, and I'm now starting to pass the torch to my son, Caleb."

"In the early 1990s, I started working with a company whose focus was on plant and soil health before those benefits were widely known. I've continued to keep plant and soil health the main focus in our farming operation decisions."