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Fifth generation farmer Ryan Britt talks about the practices he\\u2019s combined over the years and the results he\\u2019s seeing in North Central Missouri. Ryan has been a full time farmer of soybeans, corn and wheat alongside his father ever since returning after college about 23 years ago. Ryan shares the journey he and his father have been on to transition their farm to no-till, add more cover crops, plant green, and incorporate livestock into their row crop operations. We also talk about various incentive programs that Ryan has been able to take advantage of, and how their soil health practices set them up for the drought conditions they\\u2019re currently experiencing.\\xa0

\\u201cBetween the no till practices, the cover crop, and the terraces, we\'ve actually greatly minimized some of our nutrient runoff concerns and our erosion concerns. So you kind of have to keep stacking all those things together. It\'s not one particular practice that makes a significant change, it\'s the whole system. We\'ve seen that through the course of time, through stacking all those together, we\'re actually seeing some improvement in some of our land.\\u201d - Ryan Britt

Ryan has become very involved in volunteer leadership positions, including his current role as an Executive Board Member for the National Association of Conservation Districts where he represents the north central region. He\\u2019s also the immediate past president of the Missouri Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts and a former Randolph County Farm Bureau President, among other service positions. He says these roles have exposed him to how other farms operate and given him countless lessons that he\\u2019s been able to bring back to his farm for conservation, efficiency, and profitability.\\xa0

\\u201cMy father and my grandfather always encouraged me to try to improve things, to try to leave it better than you found it\\u2026 As I got to seeing the different things that actually had lasting impacts, conservation and specifically soil and water programs are one of those things that I felt was a great investment and I feel like we\'re able to continue. And it\'s something that I feel like my kids will be able to be proud of or at least get some of the benefits from.\\u201d - Ryan Britt

This Week on Soil Sense:

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• Meet Fifth generation farmer Ryan Britt who shares the soil health practices he\\u2019s combined on his operation and the results he\\u2019s seeing in North Central Missouri.

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• Discover Ryan\\u2019s journey to soil health and the organizations he participates in to promote its practices

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• Explore Ryan\\u2019s recommendations for introducing soil health practices to any operation

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Thank you to the Soy Checkoff for sponsoring this Farmers for Soil Health series of the Soil Sense podcast. This show is produced by Dr. Abbey Wick, Dr. Olivia Caillouet, and Tim Hammerich, with support from the United Soybean Board, the University of Missouri Center for Regenerative Agriculture and the Soil Health Institute.

If you are interested in what soil health looks like in practice and on the farm, please subscribe and follow this show on your favorite podcast app, and leave us a rating and review while you\\u2019re there. Check out the Farmers for Soil Health website at FarmersForSoilHealth.com.\\xa0