Barry Fisher has a passion for no-till that is contagious. His enthusiasm sells no-till and conservation on the farm and in the boardroom.  He shares his message with farmers in machine sheds and with top officials at national meetings.  His message is clear--no-till saves time, money, and energy while improving soil, air, and water quality as well as yields...this is a no-brainer.

Barry has become a hot commodity for NRCS, being asked to speak both at local field days throughout Indiana and at national meetings and events, including the National Ag Air Quality Task Force chaired by the Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment.  Barry balances his conservation work with farming and raising a family--farming 60 acres of no-till corn, soybeans, and cattle, and raising two children with his wife of 23 years.

Pictured at left: Barry Fisher educates a captivated audience of farmers on the benefits of no-till at a field day on an Indiana farm.

Barry's love of the land began on a small farm in Indiana where his family fought erosion and planted thousands of pine trees on what the Soil Conservation Service (now NRC) had mapped as gullied land.  His career with NRCS has taken him from a student trainee position, through soil conservationist and district conservationist jobs, to a special assignment as No-Till Coordinator.  Barry currently serves as the state agronomist for Indiana.  The major increases seen throughout Indiana in conservation tillage are directly attributed to Barry's efforts throughout the state.

"I have worked for NRCS for 26 years and still get a charge out of seeing our conservation added to the landscape," said Barry.  "Few careers offer the opportunity to improve the very environment where we live and raise our families."

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