Success Stories

Tim Hushon, the Sustainable Ag Tech Director at The Mill, has spent a large majority of his life supporting farmers in making sound agronomic decisions and exploring new techniques to advance efficiency.

On a farm in central Minnesota, Ben Mergen raises corn, soybeans, alfalfa, a small amount of wheat, beef cattle and meat goats, all while working persistently to try new techniques that improve the sustainability of his operation.

In Iowa, one Sustainability and Nutrient Management Specialist with more than 19 years of advising experience under his belt works with farmers to improve their nutrient management plans.

In the 1800s, the Reddick family began farming in western Kentucky. For eight generations, the family has been growing a variety of different crops, including corn, soybeans, wheat, canola, and sorghum, paying attention to how they’re farming in order to protect the land. Joel Reddick, his father Brad Reddick, and his grandfather represent three generations on the ground today.

Over the last 3 years, Kaylyn Reagin, Cotton and Peanut Sustainability Extension Educator at the University of Georgia, has been helping growers learn about their sustainability options and achieve their sustainability and regenerative goals. Working closely with growers across South Georgia, Reagin utilizes Field to Market’s Fieldprint Platform® to tangibly demonstrate the positive impact sustainable management practices can have on their operation.

Michael Watercutter has worked in sustainable agriculture for over a decade, starting shortly after his graduation with a degree in agronomy from The Ohio State University. Just over a year ago, in April 2022, he was hired as a full-time conservation agronomist with American Farmland Trust (AFT) and in partnership with Mercer Landmark, he’s helping increase awareness, education, and adoption of conservation practices in northwest Ohio.

Having grown corn and soybeans in Wheatfield, Indiana, for over 40 years, Mark Kingma has a lot of experience under his belt and has seen, as well as implemented, many changes to his family’s farm.

Keith Gorham, a fourth-generation farmer, runs a diverse operation of row crops, including corn, beans, and winter wheat, as well as a cow/calf and hog operation in Illinois City, Illinois. Using a closed system approach on his farm, Gorham utilizes outputs from separate parts of his operation as inputs elsewhere.