AGENDA
Midwest State Updates: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, South Dakota, Wisconsin
MCCC Partner Updates: SARE, National Wildlife Federation, Practical Farmers of Iowa, North East Cover Crops Council, Southern Cover Crops Council, CTIC
Keynote Speakers
Clark Seavert, Economist, Oregon State University
Voices of the 1930s: When the Soil Blew Away – Darrell Ritchison, Interim Director, NDAWN
Breakout and Discussion Session Topics
Soil Health and Cover Crops – Eileen Kladivko (Purdue)
Mycorrhizae and Rhizobium – Heike Bucking (SDSU)
Conservation Tillage and Cover Crops – Yvonne Lawley (U Manitoba)
Grazing Cover Crops – Kevin Sedivec (NDSU)
Cover Crops and Corn Silage – Matt Ruark (U Wisconsin)
Economics of Grazing Cover Crops – Doug Landblom (NDSU DREC)
Compost and Manure Management – Mary Berg (NDSU CREC)
Pollinators – Frank Forcella (ARS, Morris)
Interseeding and Relay Cropping – Russ Gesch and Heather Matthees (ARS, Morris), Burton Johnson (NDSU)
Intercropping Alfalfa in Corn – Marisol Berti (NDSU)
Economics of Interseeding – Dave Ripplinger (NDSU)
Cover Crops and Soil Fertility – Dave Franzen (NDSU)
On-Farm Cover Crop Experiment Results – Abbey Wick (NDSU)
Regional and National Trends in the Adoption and Use of Cover Crops – Rob Meyers (U of Missouri, SARE)
Suppressing Weeds with Cover Crops – Anita Dille (KSU)
Cost of Species Mixes vs Cereal Rye Use on the Farm – Liz Juchems (ISU)
Cost of Erosion – Jamie Benning and Liz Juchems (ISU)
Disease Management when Using Cover Crops – Alison Robinson (ISU)