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
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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 Sundermeir 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 Meeting Brochure

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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