2022 Agenda and Speakers
| 8:30 a.m. | Registration (Donuts and Coffee) | |||
| 9:00 a.m. | Welcome and housekeeping | |||
| 9:05 a.m. | Recognizing Healthy Soil (Virtual Real-Time Presentation) Aaron Hird, Nebraska NRCS State Soil Health Specialist *Presentation slides |
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| 9:50 a.m. | Break | |||
| 10:05 a.m. | When is Manure the Right Solution for a Cropping System? (Virtual Real-Time Presentation) Amy Schmidt, Associate Professor & Livestock Manure Management Engineer, University of Nebraska-Lincoln *Presentation slides |
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| 10:50 a.m. | Cover Crops and Crop Insurance Cory Walters, Associate Professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln *Presentation slides |
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| 11:05 a.m. | Using Winter Hardy Small Cereals for Grazing and Silage Mary Drewnoski, Livestock Systems Specialist, University of Nebraska-Lincoln *Presentation slides |
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| 11:50 a.m. | Lunch break |
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| 1:00 p.m. | Making Soil Health Work for Your Operation Chris Gaesser, Gaesser Farms, Iowa *Presentation slides |
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| 1:45 p.m. | Strategies to Use Cover Crops for Weed Suppression Anita Dille, Professor in the Department of Agronomy, Kansas State University *Presentation slides |
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| 2:30 p.m. | Break | |||
| 2:45 p.m. | Planting Equipment for Cover Crops and Into Cover Crops Paul Jasa, Nebraska Extension Engineer *Presentation slides |
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| 3:30 p.m. |
Speaker Panel - informal discussion with growers, landowners, and consultants |
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| 4:00 p.m. | Survey and safe travels |