Hosts: Jay and Ann Brandt and their sons, Chris and Isaac

Supported by: Farmers for Soil Health

Pre-Registration ($20/person), by Nov. 5. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER.

Attendance will be limited to 150 participants.

Program:

8:15   Registation

9:00   Welcome, update on the Brandt Farm, and recognition of Veterans
Jay Brandt

9:15   Building soil health with no-till and cover crops. Ray Archuleta, Soil Health Specialist, retired from NRCS

10:30 Break

10:45 Reports on Planting Green, Intensive Soil Health Measurements and Financial advantage of continuous no-till. Bret Margraf and Alan Sundermeier, Ohio No-till Council Board members

11:15 Panel discussion
Ray Archuleta, Matt Burkholder, George Derringer

12:00 Lunch   (may include “problem photos” submitted; discussed by Bret Margraf

1:00   Healthy soils for nutrient dense crops, healthy food for healthy people. Dani Kusner, Soil, Agriculture and Human Health Consultant

2:00   Discussion: Policies and Federal/Ohio programs supporting soil health
Jim Moseley, former Deputy Secretary, USDA, and Fred Yoder, past president of the National Corn Growers Assn.

2:30   Q&A Wrap-up  (all available presenters)

3:00   Inspect cover crop and soil quality (Weather permitting)
George Derringer and the Brandts

3:30   End