MONROE - Farmers and agronomists in southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois will have the opportunity to learn about selecting cover crops, using no-till crop production practices and conservation improvements by attending a University of Wisconsin-Extension Soil and Water Health Meeting on Feb. 23.
The meeting will be from 1 to 3:30 p.m. in the lower-level multi-purpose rooms at the Green County University of Wisconsin-Extension office, 2841 6th St.
Heidi Johnson, Dane County UW-Extension Crops and Soils educator, will give a presentation titled "Selecting Cover Crops for Your Farm." She will discuss how Wisconsin farms are successfully adopting and using cover crops on their farms. She will also cover the latest cover crop research and the benefits of using cover crops.
Jim Leverich, UW-Extension On-farm Research coordinator, will be the other featured speaker. He will discuss his experience using no-till practices on his farm near Sparta for many years. He has written numerous articles on no-till crop production practices and his discussion will include practical applications with no-till that are being used on farms to improve both soil health and profitability.
Wrapping up the program will be a panel made up of Green County farmers, talking about conservation improvements they have made on their farms. Brad Williams, Dan Truttmann and Evan Lemenager will all share the conservation improvements they made on their farms to improve water quality. Topics will include stream bank improvement, manure separation, composting and aerial application of cover crops.
The program is free and is open to farmers and agronomists in southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois. To register or for more information, call the UW-Extension office at 608-328-9440 or email mark.mayer@ces.uwex.edu. Registrations are due by Feb. 21.
The meeting will be from 1 to 3:30 p.m. in the lower-level multi-purpose rooms at the Green County University of Wisconsin-Extension office, 2841 6th St.
Heidi Johnson, Dane County UW-Extension Crops and Soils educator, will give a presentation titled "Selecting Cover Crops for Your Farm." She will discuss how Wisconsin farms are successfully adopting and using cover crops on their farms. She will also cover the latest cover crop research and the benefits of using cover crops.
Jim Leverich, UW-Extension On-farm Research coordinator, will be the other featured speaker. He will discuss his experience using no-till practices on his farm near Sparta for many years. He has written numerous articles on no-till crop production practices and his discussion will include practical applications with no-till that are being used on farms to improve both soil health and profitability.
Wrapping up the program will be a panel made up of Green County farmers, talking about conservation improvements they have made on their farms. Brad Williams, Dan Truttmann and Evan Lemenager will all share the conservation improvements they made on their farms to improve water quality. Topics will include stream bank improvement, manure separation, composting and aerial application of cover crops.
The program is free and is open to farmers and agronomists in southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois. To register or for more information, call the UW-Extension office at 608-328-9440 or email mark.mayer@ces.uwex.edu. Registrations are due by Feb. 21.