Session Descriptions

Breakout Sessions #1 (9:45-10:45)

Is strip till or reduced tillage right for you? | Jodi DeJong-Hughes, UMN Extension

Seed treatment considerations when using cover crops | Wade Webster, NDSU Extension

The role of soil biology within the regenerative agriculture framework | Chuck Rice, Kansas State Univ.

Farmer panel: Crunching the numbers on soil health and profit | Paul Overby, Dave Kruger, Mikayla Taybert (Anna)

Breakout Sessions #2 (11:00-12:00)

Planting in reduced and minimal tillage situations - Examples from upper midwest agriculture | Matt Pfarr, UMN Extension

Rejuvenating unproductive areas and managing soil salinity and sodicity | Naeem Kalwar, NDSU Extension

Potentials and constraints for successful bioinoculants | Chuck Rice, Kansas State Univ.

Farmer panel: Crunching the numbers on soil health and profit | Paul Overby, Dave Kruger, Mikayla Taybert (Anna)

Breakout Sessions #3 (1:00-2:00)

Nutrient management in northern no-till systems | Brady Goettl, NDSU Extension

Do you need cost-share programs to make soil health pay? | Sam Porter, NRCS Economist

The no-till transition: What to expect and how to prepare | Ryan Hough, MN Farmer and Carlos Pires, NDSU Extension

Farmer panel: Using crops and livestock to get the most out of each acre | Luke Ressler, Chris Wahlberg, Ryan Hough, Mikayla Taybert (Gabi)

Table Talks #1 (2:15-2:45)

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Table Talks #2 (2:50-3:20)

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Table Talks #3 (3:25-3:50)

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Consultant Panel (4:30-5:30)

Beer and Bull (5:30-8:00)

Beer, hors d'oeuvres, and networking

Breakout Sessions #4 (8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.)

Cover Crops 101: where, when, and how | Marisol Berti and Tyler Zimmerman, NDSU

Markets for C insets and ecosystem services | Matthew Gammans, NDSU

Weed management as you reduce tillage | Sarah Lancaster, Kansas State Univ.

Leveraging technology to enhance grazing management and soil health | Miranda Mehan, NDSU and rancher

Industry Table Talks #1 (9:00 a.m.-9:15 a.m.)

Industry Table Talks #2 (9:20 a.m.-9:35 a.m.)

Breakout sessions #5 (10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.)

Planting green: Incorporating a rye cover crop before soybeans | Angie Peltier and Lindsay Pease, UMN Extension

Benefits of diversified crop rotations | Leo Bortolon, NDSU

Weed management as you reduce tillage | Sarah Lancaster, Kansas State Univ.

Predicting corn N outcomes with Haney and other biological tests | Anna Cates, UMN

Farmer Panel (11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.)