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December 2019
Webinar: Using Soil Health Practices to Improve Water Quality
Presented by USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service - Science and Technology National Technology Support Centers Join to learn how modern agriculture practices can contribute to water quality issues and how soil health management systems can help alleviate water quality concerns Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (SRP), nutrient and sediment runoff, and eutrophication leading to harmful algal blooms (HAB) are major water quality issues facing farmers. These problems are related to broken carbon-nitrogen-phosphorus (C-N-P) cycles associated with modern agriculture management practices. Soil P…
Find out more »Discovery Farms Conference
Looking ahead with 2020 vision: How farmers can keep clean water in focus is the theme for this years’ 8th Annual Discovery Farms® Conference set to be held on December 11 at the Glacier Canyon Conference Center in Wisconsin Dells. This year, Discovery Farms will put Wisconsin in focus and feature the state of our state’s water quality from the perspectives of farmers, policy makers and researchers. On the agenda: Is progress even possible? Alisa Gravitz, Green America Center for Sustainability Solutions…
Find out more »PARM Webinar: The Bottom Line with Cover Crops: Evaluating Their Economic Impact on Corn and Soybean Production
This webinar will share the results of a recent national USDA-SARE report addressing the economic impact of cover crops on corn and soybean management. The analysis is based on five years of national survey data from farmers using cover crops and includes yield assessments over time based on data from 500 farmers. The profit implications of several different management scenarios will also be addressed, including how cover crops can help with herbicide-resistant weeds, soil compaction, grazing, transition to no-till, and…
Find out more »January 2020
Annual National No-Tillage Conference
The 28th annual National No-Tillage Conference offers a mix of general sessions, No-Till Classrooms and invaluable No-Till Roundtables. Just as important is the chance to profit from unlimited hallway networking with the most innovative, forward-thinking minds in no-till during next January's event in St. Louis!
Find out more »Discovery Farms Summit
The first-ever Discovery Farms Summit will bring together participants, partners, sponsors and highlight the successes and experiences from the programs. If you are looking for on-farm water quality data, this summit is the place for you. Discovery Farms Programs in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Arkansas, and Washington have a combined 250+ site years of data to share from edge-of-field surface runoff and tile monitoring on agricultural fields of all varieties. Attendees will come away with practical on-farm management solutions developed from credible…
Find out more »Top Producer Summit
Join other farming peers at these high-level business conferences. With five events in one location your entire farm team’s needs, plus conference attendees are together for evening meals, receptions and some incredible keynote speakers. See the full agenda here: https://www.tpsummit.com/agenda/
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