Conquering Cover Crops Coast-to-Coast: Highlighting On-Farm Demonstration Trial Featuring Farms in CA, KY, NY, MA & CT

February 4, 2026
12-1:30 pm Eastern

Join AFT staff in celebrating the completion of our 5-year national cover crop demonstration trial project, where we will share our lessons learned alongside soil, economic, and social data. This trial included 14 farms from across the country, addressing a variety of regional cover crop establishment or termination challenges. The webinar will include: 

• A project design overview and lessons learned by principal investigators, Bianca Moebius-Clune, Climate & Soil Health Director, and Michelle Perez, Senior Liaison of Research & On-the-ground Practice.  

• An overview of our data collection methods for soils, economic, and social data by Aysha Tapp Ross, Soil Health & Microbial Scientist and Project Lead. 

• Presentations by each of our on-the-ground state leads on trial design, lessons learned, and their state-specific soil and economic results, with contributions from Robert Ellis, Agricultural Economist. 

• Ellen Yeatman, Senior Social Scientist, will share key takeaways from the overall social results based on farmer surveys and focus groups conducted throughout this project.