FIELD TO LAKE: SOIL, SCIENCE, AND WATER WORKING TOGETHER

Jul 26, 2017, 9:00am - 4:00pm
Deadline: 
Friday, July 21, 2017
Cost: 
Free, Call 419-337-9217 to register
Location: 
Les Seiler Farm, 16472 County Road 21, Fayette, Ohio
Contact: 
Randall Reeder

The event will include a variety of sessions with topics on cover crops, water quality, precision farming, soil health, and more. Below is a schedule for the day. Registration for this event is free!

9:00 – 9:15      Opening: Jessica D’Ambrosio and Les Seiler

Breakouts, 30 minutes each. 3 (or 4) options at each time slot. Most are offered twice.

9:25 – 9:55      1. Cover Crops 1, David Brandt and Jamie Scott 

                        2. Cover Crops 2, Bret Margraf and Hans Kok

                        3. Water Quality and Water Management, Kevin King

                        4. Precision Farming Tools to Improve Land Stewardship, John Fulton

10:05 – 10:35 1. Cover Crops 1, David Brandt and Jamie Scott 

                        2. Cover Crops 2, Bret Margraf and Hans Kok

                        3. Precision Farming Tools to Improve Land Stewardship, John Fulton

10:45 – 11:15  1. Water Quality and Water Management, Kevin King

                        2. Demonstrating Soil Health using the Rainfall Simulator, Joe Nester & David Brandt

                        3. Getting Started: Benefits to Landlords & Tenants, Jim Hoorman

11:25 – 11:55  1. A Look at Soil Biology in the Soil Pit, Jim Hoorman and George Derringer

                        2. Build Soil, Protect Water Quality, Grow 300 bu. Corn, Jerry Grigar

                        3. Water Quality (2-stage ditch), Jessica D’Ambrosio

12:05 – 12:35  1. A Look at Soil Biology in the Soil Pit, Jim Hoorman and George Derringer

                        2. Demonstrating Soil Health using the Rainfall Simulator, Joe Nester & David Brandt

                        3. Build Soil, Protect Water Quality, Grow 300 bu. Corn, Jerry Grigar

12:45 – 1:15    1. Nutrient Placement with the John Deere 2510H, John Deere Team

                        2. Cover crop high clearance seeder, Allen Dean

                        3. John Deere Tool, John Deere Team

1:15 – 2:15    Lunch, Chris Winslow and Chuck Campbell

2:15     END

Additional Free Session: Soil Health Assessment Kit (2:15-4:00): Rafiq Islam & Alan Sundermeier