Ohio No-Till Field Day emphasizes the importance of farming green
Written Thursday, August 20, 2009“Farming Green Year Round” is the theme for this year’s Ohio No-Till Field Day, which will focus on production practices that emphasize environmental stewardship while improving the bottom line.
The field day will be held Sept. 1 from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. at the Rodman Farm, located at 6822 State Rt. 203 north of Radnor. Registration is $20 per person if received by Aug. 24 and $25 at the door.
Topics will include cover crops, no-till production, conservation management, financial assistance for beginning farmers, water quality trading, women in farming, drainage control structures, soil pits, planter/drill adjustments, strip-till and precision agriculture. Speakers include Ohio State University specialists, farmers, U.S. Department of Agriculture specialists and industry representatives.
In addition to the sessions, there will also be machinery demonstrations. A spouses program also will be offered from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and will include such topics as cooking with edible plants, installing rain barrels, skin cancer prevention and making dried floral centerpieces.
Field day sponsors include Ohio No-Till Council, OSU Extension, NRCS-USDA, Delaware Soil and Water Conservation District, Monsanto, Oregon Ryegrass Commission, Kale Marketing, Farmers Commission, Ohio’s Country Journal, Conservation Tillage and Technology Conference, Champaign Landmark, Parrott Implement and Twin Diamond.
More information is available by visiting http://fabe.osu.edu/notill or contacting Randall Reeder at 614-292-6648, reeder.1@osu.edu .
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