Event

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Date(s) - December 5, 2019
9:00 am - 4:00 pm

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All farmers are welcome. There will be conversations for big and small, first and fifth generations. Event speakers will cover topics that will interest crop and livestock operations.

Agenda

9 a.m.     Welcome and Introductions:  Jan Layman, president, Ohio No-Till Council

9:05  a.m.    Managing Cover Crops in Spring 2020, Nathan Brause (or Cody Beacom), David Brandt, Glenn Harsh, Eric Niemeyer

10 a.m.   Healthy Soils, Healthy Waters, Healthy Life, Mark Anson  (10,000 acres of no-till with cover crops)

11 a.m.   Break

11:15 a.m.   Soil Health, No-till and Cover Crops Panel   
Moderator: Bret Margraf Panelists: Mark Anson, David Brandt, Jan Layman

12:05 a.m.   No-Till Awards   (Sponsored by Walnut Creek Seeds)

Educator/Researcher Award: Blanchard River Demo Farms Network. Aaron Heilers

Business/Industry Award: Clary Farms; Walnut Creek Seeds; Bird Agronomics

Outstanding No-Till Farmer: Nathan Brause

Scholarship Awards: Four winners

12:15 p.m.   Lunch  

1 p.m.      Business meeting

1:15 p.m.     No-till, Global Warming and Federal Farm Policy, Bill Richards, Fred Yoder and Ben Brown

2 p.m.      How to Reverse the Impact of Carbon Emissions: Pay Farmers to Bury Them, Darrin Unruh and Sarah Varble, Indigo Ag

2:45 p.m.     Break

3 p.m.     My Farm Story, Nathan Brause, Crawford County                 

3:30 p.m.     NutrientStar – helping advisors and farmers sort through nutrient use efficiency tools, Karen Chapman

4 p.m.     Wrap-up and Adjourn

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