Seeking Leaders in Conservation Agriculture for CTIC Hall of Fame

Feb 13, 2025

Nominations are now open for inducting innovators, trailblazers, mentors, and other contributors to conservation agriculture into the 2025 CTIC Hall of Fame. The ideal nominee has contributed to CTIC’s mission as a member, former board director, partner or former staff; advanced conservation agriculture regionally or nationally; or led by example as a farmer innovator.

Recent CTIC Hall of Fame inductees include:

2024: Linda Prokopy (pictured above with CTIC Executive Director Ryan Heiniger), Purdue University, whose career has been dedicated to understanding the social science of agricultural conservation, agricultural adaptation to climate change, and watershed management
2023: Frank Lessiter, Chairman and Editorial Director for Lessiter Media, which publishes No-Till Farmer, Strip-Till Farmer, and Cover Crop Strategies
2022: Dick Foell, CTIC founder and long-time board member; Dan Towery, former CTIC natural resources specialist; and Karen Scanlon, former CTIC executive director.

The Hall of Fame induction ceremony is part of the Conservation in Action Tour, a celebration of conservation agriculture and the people who have helped advance information, advocacy and implementation of conservation ag practices. See more on our agenda page, and don’t forget to nominate Hall of Fame candidates here! Deadline for nominations is March 7.

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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."