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Seeking Leaders in Conservation Agriculture for CTIC Hall of Fame

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:

  1. 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
  2. 2023: Frank Lessiter, Chairman and Editorial Director for Lessiter Media, which publishes No-Till Farmer, Strip-Till Farmer, and Cover Crop Strategies
  3. 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 hereDeadline for nominations is March 7.

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