Healthy Soils, healthy food, healthy people

The Fred Yoder Farm

7050 Butler Ave., Plain City, OH

August 27 (Wednesday) evening   5:00 pm to 8:30 pm.

Presented by Ohio No-Till Council and Ohio Farm Bureau (Madison, Union, Delaware and Franklin Counties)

AGENDA  (tentative)   Details may change

5:00 pm      Registration ($20**)    Pastries (from Der Dutchman) and water

5:30 Welcome (A county Farm Bureau President; Nathan Brause, President, Ohio No-till Council; and Fred Yoder)

5:45 Healthy Foods require Healthy Soil (including micronutrients Iron and Zinc)

Jim Ippolito, the Ratan Lal Endowed Professor of Soil Health and Soil Fertility

6:45 Light supper  (from Der Dutchman Restaurant)

7:15 More about the Yoder Farm; 

Fred and Josh Yoder

7:30 How landowners can maximize soil health (and land value): Rent or lease to a no-till farmer

Jan Layman, Hardin County
Matt Burkholder, Allen County
Tim Lyden, Logan County
Josh Yoder

8:30 Adjourn

NOTE:  Farm Bureau members from the 4 counties attend FREE. Non-members from those counties can join ($20) and will also have free registration.