The conservation story of Brad and Joyce Doyle’s Arkansas farm is far from its final chapter. With sustainability efforts evident throughout the farm, they want their acts to prosper the next generation.
Almost 50 years ago, Michigan farmer Don Morse put conservation tillage to the test on his 3,100 acres, years before the federal government began offering subsidies to farmers as an incentive to conserve the soil.
In the early 1980s, teenager Chris Von Holten, watched as heavy rains eroded the soil away on his family’s Illinois farm. Because of that event, Von Holten’s farming management focuses on soil preservation.