Lessiter Media, the publisher of No-Till Farmer magazine, has established the Conservation Ag Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing conservation-based ag practices. The foundation’s mission is to empower farmers with knowledge and tools for adopting conservation tillage and cover cropping, promoting soil health, advancing environmental stewardship and forwarding long-term agricultural viability

"Our mission is dedicated to the empowerment of farmers. We are committed to equipping farmers with the knowledge needed to cultivate a sustainable future for agriculture,” says Patrick Sharpe, executive director of and special advisor to the Conservation Ag Foundation.

Founding Board. The Conservation Ag Foundation’s board of directors includes Mike Lessiter, board president; No-Till Legend Randall Reeder, vice president; Jim Stute, treasurer; Luke Weigel, secretary; board members Jim Leverich, Loran Steinlage, Mike Starkey and Jim Hershey; and Frank Lessiter, Michael Storts and Patrick Sharpe as special advisors to the board.

Reeder, a retired extension agricultural engineer who worked at Ohio State University, is the executive director of the Ohio No-Till Council and has served many years as the leader of Ohio’s popular annual Conservation Tillage Conference. 

Hershey, Leverich, Starkey and Steinlage are all No-Till Innovators committed to the advancement of conservation agriculture. Hershey is a no-tiller…