Improving Soil Health - 3rd Crop Producer Meetings

10:00 Sustainable Farming Association On-Farm Experiences
Jim Tjepkema, Sustainable Farming Association 10:30 Cover Crops and Nutrient Cycling
Dr. Jeff Strock, UM SWROC-Lamberton 11:00 NRCS Perspective on Cover Crops
Robin Martinek, NRCS State Agronomist 11:30 Cover Crops in a Non-Livestock Organic Grain Production System Carmen Fernholz, Producer 12:00 NRCS Programs Update
Carissa Spencer, NRCS-Martin County 12:15 LUNCH 1:15 Soil Organic Matter and Soil Health
Dr. Jane Johnson, USDA-ARS 2:00 The Importance of Soil Amendments
Jon Frank, International Ag Labs 2:30 Carbon Sequestration and BMPs
Megan Lennon, BWSR 3:00 Further discussion and Q/A

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Rural Advantage is a nonprofit corporation based in Fairmont, Minnesota. Their mission is to promote the connections between agriculture, the environment and rural communities in order to improve ecological health, economic viability and rural vitality. Their work centers around efforts to reduce agricultural nonpoint source pollution with major programming focused on the 3rd Crop Initiative, ECoPayPack development and building the Madelia Model concept. Contact them at 507.238.5449 or visit their website at www.ruraladvantage.org for more informatio