Ohio No-Till Conference
Partnering with the All-Ohio Chapter of SWCS
Wednesday, December 3, 2025
Der Dutchman Restaurant. 445 South Jefferson (US Route 42), Plain City, OH
Two choices to register: online here, or send a check (payable to Ohio No-Till Council) to: Bret Margraf, Seneca Cons. District, 3140 South S.R. 100, Suite D, Tiffin, OH 44883.
9:00 Welcome and Introductions:
Nathan Brause, Crawford County, President, Ohio No-Till Council
9:05 Building Soil Health for Healthier People
Jim Ippolito, OSU,
9:35 Impressive Corn (459 bpa) and Soybean (117 bpa) Yields: Tips You Can Use
Russell Hedrick, Hickory, North Carolina
10:35 Break
10: 50 Panel: Overcoming Drought, High Input Costs and Low Corn/Soybean Prices
Russell Hedrick, Keith Dennis, Vinayak Shekekar and Fred Yoder
11:15 AI for Crop Farmers
Scott Shearer, OSU, FABE Dept. Chair
11:45 Business meeting (elect Board members…)
11:50 Ohio No-Till Awards (Sponsored by Walnut Creek Seeds)
Business/Industry Award: Dean Farm Cover Crops Sales and Service
Educator/Researcher Award: Lydia Dresbach, Ross and Pike Counties
Outstanding No-Till Farmer: Kent Sonnenberg, Henry County
Scholarship Awards:
12:00 Lunch
1:00 Precision Soil Sampling: Reduce costs, increase yields
Dave Scheiderer, Integrated Ag Services, Milford Center, OH
1:30 Remarks by All-Ohio Chapter of Soil and Water Conservation Society
1:35 Grazing Cover Crops
Jarrod Hittle, State Grazing Specialist, ODA
2:00 Cover Crop Biomass Nutrient Content
Alan Sundermeier and Russ Rice, Conservation Action Project (CAP)
2:30 Break
2:45 Increasing Soybean Yields in Dry Weather with Aspirin
Rafiq Islam, OSU South Centers
3:00 Adding Creative Income to your Acres: Lydia Dresbach
3:30 My farm story: Kent Sonnenberg
3:45 Business/ Industry: Allen Dean, Dean Farms Cover Crops
4:00 Wrap-up and Adjourn
CCA credits: (To be announced)
(Nutrient Management, Soil & Water Management, Integrated Pest Management, Crop Management)
REGISTRATION
Registration is $50.00 (by Nov. 28), or $70.00 at the door.
Two choices to register: online here, or send a check (payable to Ohio No-Till Council) to: Bret Margraf, Seneca Cons. District, 3140 South S.R. 100, Suite D, Tiffin, OH 44883.
