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California Okuye Farms Ralf Sauter improved his bottom line by $657 per acre and by $76,155 on all 116 of his orchard acres by adopting nutrient management, conservation cover, mulching, and compost application. Released July 2019 Tom and Dan Rogers Tom and Dan Rogers improved their bottom line by $991 per acre and by $173,345 on all 175 of their orchard acres by adopting nutrient management, conservation cover, mulching, and compost application. Released February 2020 Illinois Thorndyke Farms Larry Thorndyke improved his bottom line by $34 per acre and by $47,086 on the 1,400 acres in this study by adopting strip-till and no-till, nutrient management, and cover crops. Released July 2019 Ifft Yorkshires The Ifft family improved their bottom line by $22 per acre and by $35,685 on the 1,800 acres in this study by adopting nutrient management and cover crops. Released February 2020 New York Swede Farm LLC Jay Swede improved his bottom line by $55 per acre and by $82,257 on the 1,500 acres in this study by adopting no-till and strip-till, cover crops, and nutrient management. Released July 2019 Macauley Farms LLC John and Jim Macauley improved their bottom line by $44 per acre and by $25,036 on the 1,106 acres in this study by adopting no-till, cover crops, and nutrient management. Updated December 2020 HaR-Go Dairy Farm Steve Gould improved his bottom line by $11 per acre per year or by $4,780 annually on the 450-acre study area, achieving an 18% return on investment, by adopting no-till, cover crops, and nutrient management. Released December 2020 Ohio MadMax Farms Eric Niemeyer improved his bottom line by $38 per acre and by $47,569 on the 1,250 acres in the study area by adopting no-till, cover crops, and variable rate fertilizer applications. Released July 2019 Homewood Farms Dan Lane improved his bottom line by $56 per acre and by $102,366 on the 1,830 acres in the study area by adopting strip-till, nutrient management, and cover crops. Released February 2020