December 5, 2019: Meeting Details
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9:00 Welcome and Introductions: Jan Layman, President, Ohio No-Till Council
9:05 Managing Cover Crops in Spring 2020
Nathan Brause (or Cody Beacom), David Brandt, Glenn Harsh, Eric Niemeyer
10:00 Healthy Soils, Healthy Waters, Healthy Life
Mark Anson (10,000 acres of no-till with cover crops)
11:00 Break
11:15 Soil Health, No-till and Cover Crops Panel Moderator: Bret Margraf
Mark Anson, David Brandt, Jan Layman
12:05 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: 4 winners
12:15 Lunch
1:00 Business meeting (elect Board members…)
1:15 No-till, global warming and Federal Farm Policy
Bill Richards, Fred Yoder and Ben Brown (Maybe Alan Lines)
2:00 How to Reverse the Impact of Carbon Emissions: Pay Farmers to Bury Them
Darrin Unruh and Sarah Varble, Indigo Ag
2:45 Break
3:00 My farm story
Nathan Brause, Crawford County
3:30 NutrientStar – helping advisors and farmers sort through nutrient use efficiency tools.
Karen Chapman
4:00 Wrap-up and Adjourn