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MCCC MEETINGS
February 28- March 1, 2013- London, ON
Agenda:
Making Sen$e with Cover Crops Workshop (Thursday, February 28)
- Why cover crop?- Soil health impact- Eileen Kladivko
- Putting value on cover crops: The economics and sharp pencil calculati
- From planting to killing:
- Seed, selection, mixtures and establishment- Dave Robison and Anne Verhallen
- Fertility- in and after cover crops- John Lauzon
- Herbicide residues/concerns and Termination and after- Darren Robinson
- Why and How I use cover crops- Raymond Durivage, Daniel Briere, and Jim Kratz
- The view from the field: Successes and cautions- Raymong Durivage, Daniel Briere, Laurent Van Arkel, Dave Van Segbrook, and Mike Buis
- Cover crop research and your bottom line: Top 3 things that affect a growers bottom line from research
- Field crops
- Fitting cover crops into a field crop rotation- Dale Mutch and Todd Martin
- Agronomic and soil quality benefits of cover crops-Craig Drury, W. Dan Reynolds, Xueming Yang, Chin Tan, and Niel McLaughlin
- Reconsidering red clover- Bill Deen, Dave Hooker, and Amelie Gaudi
- Livestock
- Opportunities for feeding cover crops- Mike Buis
- Cover crops and manure: A good match- Christine Brow
MCCC Business Meeting (Friday, March 1)
February 28-29, 2012- West Lafayette, IN
2012 MCCC Proceedings 
- Click on titles in the Table of Contents to view
February 23-24, 2011- Ada, OH
2011 MCCC Proceedings (8mb, large)- Click on titles in the Table of Contents to view
March 2-4, 2010- Ames, IA
News release regarding 2010 meeting from the Leopold Center (see pg. 6)
AGENDA:
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Wednesday (March 3, 2010)- General Session
- Cover Crops: Widespread Adoption of Niche Conservation Practice (Jeremy Singer)
- Lessons Learned from the Cover Crop Innovators Student Interviews (Joel Gruver, remote presentation)
- Farmer Panel: How I have been using cover crops and why
- Cover Crop Management: Soil Quality Made Easy...err! (Barry Fisher)
- USDA Programs to Promote Cover Crops (Barb Stewart)
- Rye Research at the University of Minnesota (Deborah Allan)
- Integrating Manure and Cover Crops with Manure Slurry Seeding (Tim Harrigan)
- What's the Buzz about Radishes and Brassicas?
- Species, varieties, and selections (Dave Robison)
- Nitrogen demand (Laura Van Eerd)
- Oilseed radish research in Ohio (Alan Sundermeier)
- Fits, Misfits, and Mightfites: On-farm Cover Crop Demonstrations in Michigan Cropping Systems (Dan Hudson)
- MCCC Cover Crop Decision Tool: Guidance for Cover Crop Selection (Dean Baas)
- POSTERS
- Using Cover Crops to Facilitate the Transition to Continuous No-till (Scanlon, Williams, Kladivko, Towrey, Reeder, Baas, Mutch)
- Cover Crop Research at North Dakota State University (Lawley, Overstreet, Zwinger, Schatz)
- Cover Crop Biomass and Subsequent Corn Yield for 13 Winter Rye, Wheat, and Triticale Cover Crop Cultivars (Kaspar)
- Which Cover Crop Type You Grow Could Impact Cucumber Yield (Cartier, Parkin, and VanEerd)
- Ohio Cover Crop Team Outreach (Sundermeier, Hoorman, Islam, Reeder, and Gastier)
- Red Clover Nitrogen Contribution for Corn (Sundermeier)
- Small Footprint Corn Production in Kura Clover Living Mulch (Bard and Albrecht)
February 10-11, 2009- Windsor, ON
Agenda
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Tuesday, February 10
The Real Dirt on Cover Crops (8:00 am-Noon)
- Cover Crops and Water Quality- Dean Baas, Michigan State University
- Cover Crops and Fertility- What the Research Shows- Laura van Eerd, University of Guelph-Ridgetown
- Cover Crops and Fertility- What the Research Shows- Bill Deen et. al, University of Guelph
- Cover Crops for Corn Production- Nitrogen Value?- Alan Sundermeier, Ohio State University
- The Value of Cover Crops for Erosion Control- Tom Kaspar, Iowa State University
- Building Soil Quality with Cover Crops- Rafik Islam, Ohio State University
- Weed Management and Cover Crops- Dale Mutch and Erin Taylor, Michigan State University
- Soybean Cyst Nematode and Cover Crops- Tom Welacky, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
The Real Dirt on Cover Crops (1:00 - 4:00 pm)
- Planting the Seed- Encouraging Cover Crop Use- Eileen Kladivko, Purdue University and Ron Fauber, OSCIA
- Why I Use Cover Crops- Mike Buis (ON), David Campbell (IL), and Wayne Lewis (OH)
- Sourcing the Seed- Dave Robinson, Cisco Seeds
- New Technology for Cover Crops- Tim Harrigan and Dale Mutch, Michigan State University
- Making the Fit with Cover Crops- Panel discussion
Poster Session- Research
- Cover Crops Before Sweet Corn: Does This Mean Less Nitrogen Fertilizer?- Kelsey O'Reiley and Laura Van Eerd, University of Guelph-Ridgetown
- Cover Crops Before Sweet Corn: Does This Mean Fewer Weeds?- Kelsey O'Reiley, Laura Van Eerd, and Darren Robinson, University of Guelph-Ridgetown
- Kura Clover Living Mulch Replaces Nitrogen Fertilizer for Corn Silage and Grain Production- Robert Berkevich and Kenneth Albrecht, University of Wisconsin- Madison
- Using Rye Winter Cover Crops to Protect the Soil and the Environment- Tom Kaspar, USDA-ARS National Soil Tilth Laboratory
- Management of Soybean Cyst Nematode with Winter Wheat/Legume Rotations- Tom Welacky et al., Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
- Flat Profit Functions Associated with Variable Nitrogen Rates – Implications for Producers, Researchers and Policy-makers- Bill Deen et al., University of Guelph
- Cover Crop Impact on Manure Nitrogen Sequestration and Availability to Corn in Ontario- Ken Janovicek et al., University of Guelph
- More to come...
Poster Session- Extension
- Integrated Weed Management: Fine Tuning the System- Erin Taylor, Karen Renner, and Christy Sprague, Michigan State University
- A Regional Matrix Tool for Cover Crop Selection and Guidance for Farmers in the Midwest- Dean Baas, Michigan State University, et al.
- Cover Crop Education in Ohio- Alan Sundermeier et al., Ohio State University
- Iowa Cover Crop Projects- Tom Kaspar, USDA-ARS National Soil Tilth Laboratory
- More to come...
Wednesday, February 11
Strategic Communications (8:00 am-Noon)
Working Group Meetings (12:45-3:00pm)
March 11-12, 2008 - Indianapolis
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2008 MCCC Meeting Final Report
Strategic Communications Presentation
View individual state/province reports from the meeting:
April 10-11, 2007 - Minneapolis
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Read the Agenda this meeting here.
August 2-3, 2006 - Brook Lodge, Augusta, Michigan
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