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MCCC MEETINGS
February 28-29, 2012- West Lafayette, IN
Register by February 14th for the 2012 Midwest Cover Crops Council meeting to see what is happening with cover crops across the region. Stay an extra day to attend the Greater Wabash River RC&D Workshop on Soil Productivity on March 1st, also held a the Beck Agricultural Center.
Meeting Brochure, with Registration Form
2012 Proceedings Submission Information
(Invited papers, State/Province updates, & Presentations- Deadline February 14th)
AGENDA:
Tuesday (February 28, 2012)- MCCC Day 1
Morning working sessions—all are welcome!
- 8:00 - 9:00 am Registration and view posters
- 9:00 Welcome, and “State of the Union” of MCCC—Eileen Kladivko
- 9:15 Group discussion on future directions for MCCC
- 9:45 Small working groups (3) to brainstorm next steps with some of our Extension/outreach activities (1- Website, 2-Selector tool, 3-Multi-state Extension activities and products)
- 10:30 Small groups report back to larger group on their ideas, and plans for how to proceed
- 10:45 Brief reports from partners and other organizations
Ryan Stockwell, National Wildlife Federation
Richard Warner, Green Lands Blue Waters
Angie Williams, CTIC (Conservation Technology Information Center)
Others TBD
Lunch and Poster Session (12:15-1:30)
- 1:30 - 2:30 State and Province Reports/Updates (3) -- 20 min each, highlight one or two research projects so others get information on the types of research going on
- 2:30 - 3:00 Break and Posters
- 3:00 - 5:00 Continue State/Province Reports/Updates (6)
Optional evening social gathering location to be announced at meeting
Wednesday (February 29, 2012)- MCCC Day 2
Registration, view posters (7:30 - 8:15)
- 8:15 Welcome to annual meeting. General introduction to MCCC and its activities and cover crop educational tools and activities
- 8:30 Practical ways to use cover crops as biofumigants—Dr. Mathieu Ngouajio, Mich. State
- 9:00 Cover crops and their impacts on nematodes—Dr. George Bird, Michigan State
- 9:45 Break
- 10:00 Dr. Ray Weil, Univ. of Maryland—Forage radish cover crops to improve soil health
- 11:00 Farmer panel—three Indiana farmers share ideas and experiences with cover crops
Lunch, view poster (Noon - 1:00 pm)
- 1:00 pm Jay Fuhrer and Hal Weiser, N. Dakota NRCS, Cover crop mixes and building soil health
- 2:00 - 2:30 Breakout discussions session 1—choose 1 of the 3 topics offered
- 2:30 - 3:00 Breakout discussion session 2—choose 1of the 3 topics
These breakout discussions will center around various cover crop topics and give an opportunity to share ideas, ask questions, and hear from others using cover crops.
- 3:00 Break
- 3:15 Soil nitrogen cycling with cover crops—When do we get the N back again?
Dr. Jim Camberato, Purdue Agronomy
- 3:45 Radishes, manure, and N cycling: Case study in Michigan--Dr. Tim Harrigan, Mich. State
- 4:15 Cover crop costs compared with possible additional revenue from stover removal—
Dr. Wally Tyner and Ms. Michelle Pratt, Purdue Agricultural Economics
- 4:45 15 Tips in 30 Minutes—Best ideas from a panel of farmers and advisors
- 5:15 Adjourn
Thursday (March 1, 2012)- RC&D Workshop on Soil Heath and Productivity
- 8:30 – 9:00am Registration
- 9:00 am – 3:00 pm See detailed agenda pg.3
MCCC Strategic Planning Meeting
- 8:00 am – 12 noon - Follow up on Tuesday’s working sessions, for Extension, research, and policy/communication plans for future. -- MCCC strategic planning meeting – Room 117 (concurrent w/ RC&D workshop)
February 23-24, 2011- Ada, OH
2011 MCCC Proceedings 
(8mb, large)- Click on titles in the Table of Contents to view
AGENDA:
Wednesday (February 23, 2011)- Business meeting
8:00 am Registration McIntosh
Center , Lobby by cafeteria
8:30 am Noon McIntosh Center
- Group 1:
(All welcome to attend) NCR Research Committee Meeting- Multistate Research Project, NCCC211
- Group 2 : (Those not attending Group 1)
Cover Crop Publications & Resources
1:00 - 5:00 pm (Moderator Jim Hoorman)
- Update on MCCC activities
- State/Province reports
- Cover Crop Selection Tool
- Report from NCR Research Meeting
- Web site update
- Green Lands,Blue Waters discuss
- Princeton meeting , policy report
- Cover Crop Pocket Guide
- AFRI Grant follow up
- Consensus on Regional Priorities
- Strategies for Collaboration
- Next Steps
6:00 pm Social Hour at Hotel
Thursday (February 24, 2011)- General session (Chapel Sanctuary)- Cover Crops Benefits, Florian Chirra, OSU Extension, Williams Co.
- Cover Crops as Biofumigants, Mathieu Ngouajio, Michigan State U.
- Reducing Winter Rye Yield Drag, Tom Kaspar, USDA-ARS, Ames, Iowa
- Using Legumes and Inoculants for N Fixation, Dave Robison, CISCO
- Research on Oilseed Radish Varieties, John Durling (USDA-NRCS), Miriam Gieske (U.Minn.) Victoria Ackroyd (MSU)
- Cover Crops to Improve No-till Economics, Jim Hoorman, OSU Extension, Mercer Co.
- Red Clover as a Nitrogen Source, Laura Van Eerd, Bill Deen, U. of Guelph-Ridgetown, Canada
- Aerial Seeding of Cover Crops, Mark Eads and Garrett Eby, AgriFlite
- Earthworms Building Organic Matter and Nutrient Recycling, Odette Menard, Quebec Ministry of Ag, Canada
- Barriers to Cover Crop Adoption ,Angie Williams, CTIC, Lafayette, IN
- Practical Cover Crops for Corn-Soybean Rotation, Barry Fisher, State Agronomist, USDA-NRCS, IN
- How to incorporate cover crops into crop rotation: Farmer Panel
- Cover Crop Decision Tool to Improve Soil and Water, Dean Baas, Michigan State U.
- Great Lakes Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Cover Crop Plots (Large file!), Glen Arnold, OSU Extension, Putnam Co.
- No-Till Cover Crops improve yields and soil quality,
Rafiq Islam, OSU South Centers, Piketon, Alan Sundermeier,
OSU Extension,, Wood Co.
March 2-4, 2010- Ames, IA
News release regarding 2010 meeting from the Leopold Center (see pg. 6)
AGENDA:
(click on title to view presentation/poster pdf )
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)
Thursday (March 4, 2010)- Business Meeting**
February 10-11, 2009- Windsor, ON
Agenda
(click on title to view presentation/poster pdf )
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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