When Precision Conservation Management launched in Illinois in 2015, Kentucky was the first state to jump on board and bring this free data-centered service to farmers.
Since then, Kentucky Corn’s partnership with PCM has grown from the first region in western Kentucky to a recent expansion into central Kentucky that puts PCM’s field-level data analysis within reach of even more grain farmers across the state.
It’s a partnership worth recognizing this Earth Day because of the value it has delivered on the ground, one farm at a time, for nearly a decade.
Where It Started: Western Kentucky
PCM’s Kentucky roots run through the Purchase, Lower Cumberland, and Lower Green River regions of western Kentucky.
PCM Specialist Chris Stewart has been serving farmers in this region for nearly 10 years. Chris brings a background that’s anything but typical: a 20-year Army career, including helicopter flight service, followed by volunteer work with the Natural Resource Conservation Service helping farmers establish practices to stop erosion and soil loss.
Chris works with farmers across 10 counties to help them make financially grounded conservation decisions using their own farm data, with long-term stewardship as the goal. His approach reflects what PCM does at its core: connect what’s good for the land to what’s good for the operation.
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