The Trusted Advisor Partnership brings food companies, academia, and agriculture to adopt or expand the use of profitable stewardship practices. NDSU Soil Health Specialist Abby Wick has the first group of certified crop advisors signed up for the program. “We’re trying to bring soil health information to them in a way that is science-based and also practical.” A dozen individuals have signed up for the initial online course. Wick says the goal is to have a flexible program that improves soil health. “Whether it’s reducing tillage or maybe it’s not doing fall tillage but only spring tillage, possibly using cover crops and diversifying the rotation or managing some of those saline spots. It’s just fine-tuning those practices, doing what’s right to produce a great crop while keeping in mind the soil as a resource and protecting that resource.”