Heiniger is a fourth-generation Iowa farmer, wildlife biologist, and has been a non-profit leader for more than two decades. CTIC board chair Mark White of Syngenta says Heiniger's combination of on-the-ground conservation experience and history of leadership in conservation-oriented organizations made him the perfect choice for the role.

Gabe Brown, a Bismarck, N.D., no-tiller and regenerative agriculture pioneer, Shane New and Allen Williams were invited by Regenerative Asset Management and Groundswell in the U.K. and Ireland’s National Organic Training Skillsets to observe and assess farm and grazing conditions and to conduct soil health workshops for their farming peers. The No-Till Passport series is brought to you by Martin Industries.

With climate change affecting Zimbabwe, no-till farming is helping smallholder farmers, who are extremely vulnerable to climate hazards as a result of poverty and weak access to services and institutional resources, change their lives for the better.The No-Till Passport series is brought to you by Martin Industries.

No-till production, a type of conservation tillage in which farmers plant directly into remaining crop residue without tilling, has increased substantially for wheat and corn over the past two decades.

Farmers stand to gain multiple benefits by increasing soil structural stability, water infiltration and storage and biodiversity.

Developing no-till powerhouse Brazil has an image problem, ag industry officials say. The No-Till Passport series is brought to you by Martin Industries.