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Episode 3: Rick Clark on Showing the Proof

Farmer-to-Farmer Communication about Conservation Podcast Mini-Series

Rick Clark is a fifth generation farmer from West Central, Indiana, who has been on a long regenerative journey. He calls his approach to farming regenerative organic with stewardship. This means following the soil health principles, very little tillage, cover crops, no synthetic fertilizers, nearly zero inputs, and certifying all of his acres organic, among other things. 

Rick is also a prominent advocate for soil health. He is active on the speaker circuit, sharing his story and insights with farmers across the country at field days and conferences.

In this episode of our podcast mini-series, you’ll learn how Rick shares soil health principles with farmers in his own county and beyond. Not to give too much away, but for him, it comes down to teaching and showing the proof.

Rick’s interview is the first of three interviews with farmers on how they talk about conservation with other farmers.

This podcast was produced as part of a curriculum for farmers called Skills for Building Farmer Networks for Conservation.

Check out the other episodes in the Farmer-to-Farmer Communication about Conservation podcast mini-series:

About the Author

Jenny Seifert is a Watershed Outreach Specialist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension, working under the North Central Region Water Network branded program. Her work focuses primarily on supporting and expanding the success of conservation professionals and farmers in their work to improve and protect soil and water resources. The geographic range of her work spans the Mississippi River and Great Lakes Basins. Her educational and professional background is in environmental communication and outreach, including a joint Master's degree in Life Sciences Communication and Environment & Resources from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. With a Bachelor's degree in German Language and Literature from the University of Virginia, she is driven by the power of language and stories to transform people.