Ohio No-Till Conference

Ohio No-Till Conference    

Wednesday, December 7, 2022

Der Dutchman Restaurant.  445 South Jefferson (US Route 42), Plain City, OH

9:00 Welcome and Introductions:

Jan Layman, Hardin County, President, Ohio No-Till Council

9:05 The Chesapeake Bay Clean Up and the Role of the Farmer

Bill Chain, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Director and PA Ag Program Manager 

(Farmers need to be active in developing solutions to water quality improvement. At least in Pennsylvania and the Chesapeake Bay Watershed the importance of farmers at the decision-making table has been critical in developing strategy and identifying solutions that meet the farmers economic viability needs. To that end, no-till and cover crops play a large role in managing soil health, a system that keeps nutrients, topsoil, and water on the farm and out of the local creek.)  

10:00 Panel: Audience Questions 

Bill Chain, Dave Brandt, Bill Richards, Cody Beacom & Warren Dick

11:00 Break

11:15 Cover Crops and Herbicide Carryover

Alyssa Essman, OSU Horticulture and Crop Science

11:45  Business meeting (elect 5 Board members…)

11:50 Ohio No-Till Awards (Sponsored by Walnut Creek Seeds)

Educator/Researcher Award: American Farmland Trust

Business/Industry Awards: Ohio Soybean Council, AND Ohio Corn Marketing Program

Outstanding No-Till Farmer: Tim Norris, Knox County

Scholarship Awards: Lauren Mellott, (Richland County) OSU Ag Education (4 others)

12:00 Lunch  

1:00 Using Humates (fulvic and humic acid) to enhance micronutrient uptake.

Jim Hoorman, Hoorman Soil Health Services.

1:30  Pure Live Seed Requirements for NRCS cover crop payment

Ann Brandt, Walnut Creek Seeds

 2:00 Phosphorus Dynamics in Water. Warren Dick, OSU Soil Scientist (retired)

Review of No-Till/Cover Crop Research. Vinayak Shedekar, OSU Ag. Engineer 

2:30 Are You Ready for the Carbon Market?

Mike Estadt, OSU Extension, Pickaway County

3:00 Break

3:15 H2Ohio Update

Terry Mescher, Ohio Dept of Agriculture 

3:30 My farm story  

Tim Norris, Knox County

3:40 American Farmland Trust role in education

Brian Brandt

3:50 Comments from Ohio Soybean Council and Ohio Corn Marketing Program 

4:00 Wrap-up and Adjourn

CCA credits:

Nutrient Management: 1

Soil & Water Management: 2.5

Integrated Pest Management: 0.5

Crop Management: 0.5

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