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Midwest Cover Crops Council


March 13, 2018 - March 14, 2018
Location:
Fargo, ND
+ Google Map

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)

Details

March 13, 2018, 8:00 am - March 14, 2018, 5:00 pm
Website:
https://www.ndsu.edu/soilhealth/
Location:
Hilton Garden Inn Fargo
Fargo, ND United States + Google Map
Website:
https://www.ndsu.edu/soilhealth/