Kord Lewey, who coordinated the program, introduced Doug Hanson, a seed specialist and forage seed lead for ProHarvest Seed who spoke about some of the advancements that have been made to help farmers increase their yields, or become more consistent, with less tillage.Ī lifelong farmer, Hanson said that the moldboard plows and chisel plows worked well, but destroyed the organic material in the soils. While there is no simple, inexpensive answer to the issue, Lyons and others gathered at the Ernst farm to provide some information on ways Montgomery County farmers cannot only increase their conservation practices, but also prevent the loss of their most valuable commodity - their soil. Lyons echoes the worry of many in Illinois, and not just about Illini athletics, as water pollution continues to be a worry both here in the midwest and nationwide. 16, at Paul Ernst's farm near Litchfield. "I don't know if Illinois' football team is ever going to be national champion or if (Brad) Underwood will ever lead the basketball team to a title, but I know that Illinois supplies the most nitrogen and phosphorus to the Gulf of Mexico and I don't want to be involved in that," Dick Lyons said during the cover crop field day hosted by the Montgomery County Soil and Water Conservation District and Montgomery County Farm Bureau on Aug.
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