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The Tri-State Conservation Tillage Conference

A Project of the Penn Soil RC&D Council

Dr. Robert Mullen presentation  at the 2007 Tri-State Tillage Conference

The  Tri-State Tillage Conference is a collaborative effort to promote the benefits of No Till Farming in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and New York State.  Penn Soil RC&D administers and hosts the annual conference in cooperation with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service  and Cooperative Extension Service personnel in all three states, as well as agricultural industry representatives, commercial sponsors, and practicing farmers.  The conference planning committee works all year long to assemble an internationally renown panel of speakers to deliver the best quality program to share the benefits of no till systems and improve the economics for farmers in the Tri-state area.

  January 22, 2008 at the Radisson Hotel, West Middlesex, PA.
Please contact Wes Ramsey, Coordinator (call (814)-226-8160 ext 5 or email wes.ramsey@pa.usda.gov)  if you would like to be added to our mailing list, receive a registration packet, and/or are interested in participating as a vendor or sponsor.

Program Agenda

January 22, 2008

9:00 am - 3:00 pm

(Registration begins 8:30 am)

“Improving No-Till System Management”

Morning Session 9:00 - 12:05 p.m.

Ø      Welcome

            Les Ober, OSU Extension & Conference             Chairman

Ø      Insect Management in No-Till Systems

Dr. Ron Hammond, OSU Extension

Ø      Limited No-Till Adoption in North          America-Why?

            Dan Towery, Ag Conservation Solutions

Ø      Break to Visit Sponsors

Ø      Nitrogen Management in No-Till Systems

            Steve Parrish, Agrotain International         

Ø      Cornell’s Soil Health Test

Harold Van Ess and Bob Schindlebeck, Cornell University

Ø      Sponsor Highlights

Lunch & Visit with Sponsors

Session 12:05 - 1:20 p.m.

Afternoon Break-out Sessions

1:20 - 2:20 p.m.

Ø      Annual Ryegrass Cover Crop for Soil Quality

            Dan Towery, Ag Conservation Solutions

Ø      Soil Quality Test Demo-Aggregate Stability Measuring Device

            Bob Schindelbeck, Cornell University

Ø      Soybean Aphid Update     

            Ron Hammond, OSU Extension

Afternoon General Sessions

2:20 - 3:15 p.m.

Ø      Farmer Panel-“How do I Make it Work?”

                Joel Hunter, Penn State Cooperative Extension,               Moderator

Ø      Closing Remarks, Evaluation, CCA Credits

Ø      Adjournment