Barry Fisher is in his forth year of what began as a two year assignment as Conservation Tillage Coordinator for the Natural Resources Conservation Service in Indiana. He directs activities of the Indiana Conservation Tillage Initiative where his duties are to promote conservation tillage, identify barriers to the adoption of No-Till and High Residue Farming, and find solutions to those barriers. Barry is located at the Greencastle USDA Service Center. For the previous 13 years he has served as District Conservationist for Putnam County. His prior assignment was Conservation Agronomist for West-Central Indiana and has worked for the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service since 1981. He has a degree in agronomy from Western Kentucky University and is a native of French Lick, Indiana.Barry Fisher serves on the Technology Staff for the Natural Resources Conservation Service in Indiana. He provides agronomic training and assistance to NRCS Field Offices and directs activities of the Indiana Conservation Tillage Initiative (ICTI) advancing conservation tillage technology and identifying successful steps to the adoption of No-Till and High Residue Farming.

Dr. Eileen J. Kladivko is Professor of Agronomy at Purdue University, where she teaches and does research in soil physics, soil biology, and soil management. Her overall research focus has been to identify soil management systems that improve environmental quality and promote agricultural sustainability. Specific research areas have included tile drainage and water quality; the interactions of earthworms, soil management, and soil physical properties; conservation tillage and cover crops for soil quality improvement; and preferential flow of chemicals through soils. She is a founding member of the Midwest Cover Crops Council.