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From Dirt to Healthy Soil

  • Matt Burkholder Farm 6720 Stewart Road Lima, Ohio, 45807 United States (map)

Join  Matt Burkholder at his Allen County farm on August 15 for an immersive Ohio No-till Council program featuring expert soil insights, field demonstrations, and practical farmer panels.  Learn from two no-till pioneers, Fred Yoder and Jim Moseley who have influenced national farm policies for 35 years.

Registration $20, get $10 back - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Supported by Cargill

9:00   Welcome. Matt Burkholder, President, Ohio No-till Council

9:05   Cover Crops Build Healthy Soils, Reducing Erosion and Dust Storms
Jim Hoorman, Hoorman Soil Health Services

10:00 In the Field: 3 Stops
Rainfall Simulator Demo (Preventing Soil Erosion),  Matt Burkholder
Cover Crop Growth Analysis, Jim Hoorman
Roots Analysis (Soil Pit). George Derringer, Soil Scientist, NRCS (retired) 

12:15  Lunch

1:00   Looking Back, Advancing Forward with No-till
Jim Moseley, Indiana.  (former Deputy Secretary, USDA)
Fred Yoder, Plain City (former President, National Corn Growers, Assn.)

2:00   Farmer Panel: How to Reduce Input Costs
Ted Logan, Board Member, Ohio No-Till Council
Keith Dennis, Board Member, Ohio No-Till Council
Jim Moseley
Fred Yoder

3:00  End

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