• 7:30am-8:30am – Registration, Refreshments, & Vendors
  • 8:15am – Nutrient Management Field Day Five Year Review

• 8:30am – 10:00am – KEYNOTE SESSION

“What Got You Here, Won’t Get You There”

Steve Groff, “The Cover Crop Coach” – Holtwood, PA

• 10:10am-11:00am – BREAK OUT SESSIONS:
  • Basic Soil Science & Nutrient Management

Joe Nester, Nester Ag LLC – Ney, OH

• Manure Management & Regulations

Melissa Lehman, Agronomic Solutions LLC – Topeka, IN

• Water Quality & Edge of Field Research in Southern Michigan

Dr. Ehsan Ghane, Asst. Professor & Extension Specialist – MSU Extension

• Transitioning into No-till using Cover Crops

Steve Groff

• 11:10am-12:00am BREAK OUT SESSIONS:
  • Corn Response to N: Why Application all at once is Never a Good Idea

Ricardo Costa, Field Crops Educator – MSU Extension

• Tri-State Recommendations: Updates & more

Joe Nester, Nester Ag LLC

• Soil Health: A Closer Look

Jim Marshall, Area 4 Biologist, NRCS – Flint, MI

• Automatic Sampling Unit

Jay Williams – Stoney Ridge Farms & Cynthia Rachol, Hydrologist – USGS

 

• 12:00pm – 12:15pm-12:45pm LUNCH
  • The Michindoh Aquifer & Lake Erie Bill of Rights

Laura Campbell, Michigan Farm Bureau

• 1:00pm – Lake Erie Algae, Research Efforts, Nutrient Loading, and Farmer Decision Making

Dr. Chris Winslow, Director, Ohio Sea Grant – OSU

• 1:45pm – Equipment & In-Field Demo Sessions
  • Cover Crop Test Plot & No-Till Planter Set-up
  • Strip Till Demo
  • KFG (John Deere) – Unverfurth new cover crop seeder
  • Paul Martin & Sons – TBD
  • Wells Equipment – Case IH Planter & Tractor

For information & registration, contact: The Hillsdale Conservation District (517) 849-9890 Ext. 3 or hillsdalecd@macd.org