A one-day workshop, Making Sen$e with Cover Crops, will be held on Thursday, February 28 in London, Ontario. Held in conjunction with the 8th Annual Midwest Cover Crops Council meeting, it will be a worthwhile day for anyone interested in learning more about using cover crops and the economics of cover crops.
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Four Points by Sheraton – London, ON
1150 Wellington Road South
8:30 am to 6 pm
Agenda
Morning
Why Cover Crop?
Dr. Eileen Kladivko, Purdue University
Putting a Value on Cover Crops
Dave Van Segbrook, DVS Farms
Dr. Laura Van Eerd, Ridgetown Campus, University of Guelph
From Planting to Killing
Seed, Selection, Mixtures and Establishment
Dave Robison, Legacy Seeds
Anne Verhallen, OMAFRA
Fertility—in and after cover crops
John Lauzon, University of Guelph
Herbicide Concerns
Dr. Darren Robinson, Ridgetown Campus, University of Guelph
Why and How I Use Cover Crops
Raymond Durivage and Daniel Briere, Quebec
Jim Kratz, Caro, Michigan
Afternoon
The View from the Field—successes and cautions
Panel Discussion
Cover Crop Research and Your Bottom Line
Dr. Bill Deen, University of Guelph
Dr. Dale Mutch, MichiganStateUniversity
Dr. Thomas Bjorkmann, CornellUniversity
James Hoorman, OhioStateUniversity
Dr. Dan Brainard, MichiganState University
Break Out Rooms
Cover Crops and Field Crops
Reconsidering Red Clover
Dr. Bill Deen, University of Guelph
Fitting cover crops into field crop rotations
Adam Hayes, OMAFRA
Cover Crops and Livestock
Opportunities for feeding cover crops
Mike Buis, Chatham
Albert Renkema, Embro
Manure and Cover Crops
Christine Brown, OMAFRA
Specialty Crops and Cover Crops
Rob Smyth, Chatham
Ryan Howe, Aylmer
John Lugtigheid, Chatham
Dr. Dan Brainard, MichiganState University
General Session
MCCC Cover Crop Selector Tool
Dr. Laura Van Eerd, Ridgetown Campus, University of Guelph
Cover Crop Question Free for All
All speakers question session
Register by mail, phone, fax, email, or online. For more information on the workshop, see the detailed agenda and registration form (pdf). The deadline for advance registration ($65 per person/$55 for OSCIA members) is February 22. The on site registration cost is $90 per person.
For those interested in attending the entire Midwest Cover Crop Council meeting, which includes a working/business meeting on March 1, with state /province, agency, and NGO reports combined with a working lunch and review of the 2012 strategic plans, working groups, and research proposals, registration information can be found here. All are welcome but this part of the meeting is primarily intended for people participating in MCCC activities.
