{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Sustainable &amp; Profitable Conservation Farming: Thoughts From A Farmer","description":"In this episode we visit with Frank Rademacher, a farmer from East Central Illinois with several years experience in sustainable practice changes on his farm.&amp;nbsp; Frank and his family farm a corn and soybean rotation and have been continuously been practicing no-till and cover cropping for the last 5-8 years. Using strategies like crimping high biomass cover crops, they\u2019re reducing synthetic use, growing non-GMO crops while building soil organic matter.&amp;nbsp; Frank has a bachelor\u2019s in Crop Science and Integrated Pest Management and currently works as a conservation specialist for Precision Conservation Management, a program funded by IL Corn\/Soybean Associations. In this role he helps local farmers implement more conservation practices by providing economic\/data, agronomy, and funding support. If you have comments or suggestions, please visit our&amp;nbsp;website&amp;nbsp;or call&amp;nbsp;888-224-7423. And be sure to follow us on&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Facebook,&amp;nbsp;Twitter,&amp;nbsp;Instagram,&amp;nbsp;YouTube&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;LinkedIn. &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Ag Carbon Podcast","author_url":"https:\/\/sites.libsyn.com\/409568","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/24365829\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/24365829"}