Midwest Cover Crops Council Field Training

• Benefits, selection, and management of cover crops. Including a discussion on grazing cover crops
• Hands-on experience in demonstration plots
• CEU credits available

Training intended for ag retailers, CCAs, NRCS, SWCDs, and Extension. Registration is free but space is limited.

8:30 am Welcome and introduction

8:45 am -9:45 am Cover Crops How, When, and Why (1 SW CEU)

• Brent Gustafson, State Soil Health Specialist, USDA-NRCS
• Casey Olson, Urban Conservationist, USDA-NRCS

9:45 am -10:45 am Cover Crop Planting Timings in North Dakota (1 SW CEU)

• Naeem Kalwar, Soil Health Specialist, NDSU Extension

10:45- 11:00 am Break 

11:00 am – 12:00 pm Cover Crops Potential Impacts on Cash Crops (1 CM CEU)

• Alex Wittenberg, State Agronomist, USDA-NRCS

12:00pm Lunch 

1:00 pm - 2:00pm Cover Crop ID Activity and Discussion (1 SW CEU)

• Sergio Cabello Leiva PhD, Soil Scientist, NDSU

2:00 – 2:45 pm How Much Grazing is Available in Your Cover Crop (0.5 CM CEU)

• John Fettig, State Range Conservationist USDA-NRCS

2:45pm Final questions, CEU Sign Up, Program Evaluation

3:00pm Conclude

Partnering organizations:

• Midwest Cover Crops Council
• North Dakota State University
• USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service