Learn how to improve soil health at Crop Management Conference

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Longtime University of Missouri researcher Tim Reinbott will speak on soil health and its increasingly important role during drought at the 2025 Missouri Crop Management Conference, Dec. 9-10 in Columbia.

The conference is Missouri’s premier agricultural conference for farmers and agricultural industry professionals, says MU Extension weed scientist Kevin Bradley, who organizes the conference.

Reinbott’s presentation will focus on how cover crops can contribute to good soil health in conventional soybean and corn rotation systems. The practice of planting cover crops is not new, but recent extreme weather conditions and new technology such as drones have renewed interest in the practice.

He’ll share how cover crops can provide potential economic benefits while improving the soil for generations to come.

Reinbott is director of communications and construction services for the Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station, a statewide network of research farms operated by the MU College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources.

“Reinbott’s popular monthly podcast, ‘Tim’s Take,’ offers practical advice to farmers on Spotify, Apple and others,” Bradley says. “He has shared his research and that of other faculty members through science nights, festivals, guest lectures and popular public events surrounding tomatoes, pumpkins and sunflowers.”

The Missouri Crop Management Conference is Dec. 9-10 at the Stoney Creek Hotel in Columbia. Registration deadline is Nov. 28.

Details and registration. For more information, contact Heather Bowden at 573-882-4303 or Nicholshn@missouri.edu.