{"id":1319,"date":"2011-01-19T12:18:30","date_gmt":"2011-01-19T16:18:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/extension\/cropsoil\/?p=1319"},"modified":"2011-01-19T12:18:30","modified_gmt":"2011-01-19T16:18:30","slug":"farmers-meeting-on-cover-cropping-and-reduced-tillage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/outcropn\/2011\/01\/19\/farmers-meeting-on-cover-cropping-and-reduced-tillage\/","title":{"rendered":"Farmer\u2019s Meeting on Cover Cropping and Reduced Tillage"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sediment Abatement Project for Rock River and St.Albans Bay<\/h3>\n


\nFriday, January 28th<\/strong>
\nSwanton House of Pizza meeting room \u2013 Rt.78 downtown Swanton Village
\n10:30 am to 1 pm<\/p>\n

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\nAgenda <\/strong><\/p>\n

Slideshow and discussion of fall cover cropping activities<\/strong>
\n–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Impact of seeding date on cover crop establishment in 2010
\n–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Spring termination of cover crop strategies \u2013 roller\/crimper, spray, tillage
\n–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Review of most cost-effective strategies for local soil types and conditions
\n–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Short-season corn varieties
\n–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Observations of reduced tillage plantings
\n–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Addressing compaction through subsoiling or tillage radishes
\n
\nPresenters include:<\/strong>
\n–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Heather Darby, Ph.D., University of Vermont Extension
\n–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Brian Jerose, WASTE NOT Resource Solutions<\/p>\n

Noon \u2013 Lunch Provided \u2013 Farmer Peer Discussion
\n
\nPlanning for Spring 2011<\/strong>
\n–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Interest in strip-till, zone-till, no-till and subsoil implements
\n–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Opportunities for critical area seeding, manure injection\/incorporation
\n–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Conservation tillage trials with UVM Extension
\n–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Other sediment abatement practices of interest \u2013 grassed waterways<\/p>\n

Publications available free to farmer participants:<\/strong> Managing Cover Crops Profitably, Steel in the Field, Building Soils for Better Crops and other handouts<\/p>\n

Support for this workshop provided by: Friends of Northern Lake Champlain (FNLC) via a Vermont Dept. of Environmental Conservation Grant for Sediment Abatement in the Rock River and St.Albans Bay watersheds, UVM Extension and the Franklin-Grand Isle Counties Farmers Watershed Alliance (FWA).
\nFor more information and to RSVP for lunch please contact:
\nBrian Jerose, WASTE NOT Resource Solutions
\n(802) 933-8336 or email<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sediment Abatement Project for Rock River and St.Albans Bay Friday, January 28th Swanton House of Pizza meeting room \u2013 Rt.78 downtown Swanton Village 10:30 am to 1 pm Agenda Slideshow and discussion of fall cover cropping activities –\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Impact of seeding date on cover crop establishment in 2010 –\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Spring termination of cover crop strategies … <\/p>\n

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