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MCCC MEETINGS
March 2-4, 2010- Ames, IA
Details are available in the 2010 MCCC Meeting Brochure.
Register here via e-mail or use this form to print and mail or fax.
Registration is due Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Agenda:
Tuesday (March 2, 2010)
- Informal Evening Reception
Wednesday (March 3, 2010)
- Cover Crop Survey:Why farmers are or are not using cover crops(Steve Berger, Ron Rosmann, and Gary Guthrie)
- NRCS Cover Crop Incentives (Barry Fisher, Barb Stewart)
- Cover Crop Innovators (Tenative)
- Farmer Panel of Cover Crop Users
- Minnesota Cover Crop Reseach: Aerial seeding and cover crops following corn silage (Deborah Allen)
- What's the Buzz About Radish and Brassicas? (Dave Robison, Laura Van Eerd, Alan Sundemeir)
- Manure and Cover Crops (Tim Harrigan)
- Evaluating Cover Crops On-Farm (Dan Hudson)
- Cover Crop Selector Tool (Dean Baas)
Thursday (March 4, 2010)
- MCCC Business Meeting
- Cover Crop Selector Tool
- Database Beginning for Iowa
- AFRI Proposal
- Cover Crop Pocket Guide
- Walton Conference/White Papers
- MCCC Working Groups
- Regional Collaborations
Lodging information:
Iowa State University Memorial Union
2229 Lincoln way, Ames, IA 50011
(515) 296-6848 or 1-800-433-3449
http://www.mu.iastate.edu
A block of rooms ($74/night plus tax) has been reserved for the MCCC conference until Feb. 2, 2010.
Staying at the Iowa House bed and breakfast is another option that is within 3 blocks of the Memorial Union http://www.iowahouseames.com
Ames has many other motels and hotels although none are within walking distance of campus of the Memorial Union, http://www.iowahotels.org
February 10-11, 2009- Windsor, ON
2009 Meeting Photos
2009 Meeting Brochure
Agenda
(click on title to view presentation/poster pdf)
Tuesday, February 10
The Real Dirt on Cover Crops (8:00 am-Noon)
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
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 Meeting Brochure
2008 MCCC Meeting Final Report
Strategic Communications Presentation
View individual state/province reports from the meeting:
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Michigan
Minnesota
Ohio
Ontario
Wisconsin
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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