Cover Crops - Practical Strategies for Your Farm
Date: Thursday, December 13th, 2012 to Friday, December 14th, 2012
Location: Prairie Meadows Hotel and Conference Center, Altoona, Iowa.
Contact: Meredith Foley, meredith.foley@swcs.org, or Dewayne Johnson, dewayne.johnson@swcs.org, (515) 289-2331.
Hosted by the Soil and Water Conservation Society, this conference is for farmers and cover crop service providers.
The meeting will build on the success of the 2011 Cover Crops conference in Decatur, Illinois and will provide a forum for farmers to exchange information, discuss opportunities for collaboration, and learn about the new and successful practices related to cover crops. Case study presentations will identify and discuss strengths and pitfalls of real applications. Speakers will include farmers, crop consultants, and university researchers who have extensive experience in cover crop management. Two meals, a reception, several general sessions, seven concurrent session topics and multiple roundtable sessions are included in the program.
Cover crops improve soil quality and ease the transition to continuous no-till. The goal of the conference is to get farmers together to learn how to effectively manage cover crops in a way that enhances soil quality, keeps nutrients in the fields, and increase the bottom line.
Related information
Conference website [Soil and Water Conservation Society website]
Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture |
Ames, Iowa 50011 |
(515) 294-3711 |
leocenter@iastate.edu