Conservation Corner

Strip Till Field Day

Wed, July 06, 2016

A Strip Till Field Day July 14, 2016 will be held July 14, 2016.  9:00 am to 4:00 pm Lunch provided.

Sponsored by:

Macon County SWCD, USDA NRCS & the Soil Health Partnership

Location:

Morning session:

Dipper Seeds— 1110 N Glasgow Road, Decatur

Afternoon demonstrations will be held at:

Head Farms— 8100 Pebble Springs Road, Decatur

Live Field Demonstrations.

Hear from leading growers and experts from around the Midwest on the critical issue of soil health and how you can adopt a system that improves the health of your soil and your bottom dollar.

Speakers include:

Barry Fisher, Indiana NRCS’ State Soil Health Specialist

Andrew Thompson, Yetter Territory/AOR Manager

Farmer Panel with 65+ years of experience with strip till and cover crops.

After the morning session, visualize how to put these practices into place with afternoon demonstrations of strip till bars and cover crop application methods.  RSVP today.

CCA credits have been applied for.

Live Demonstrations by:

Jenner

CASE IH

KUHN

Krause

Sclagel MFG Rapid Till Strip till system

Yetter Farm Equipment

Soil Warrior

Environmental Tillage Systems

To RSVP: 

Macon County SWCD 217-877-5670 x 3

4004 College Park Road, Decatur

www.maconcountyswcd.com

RSVP by July 7 for lunch count.

For reasonable accommodation, please call the SWCD office.

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