Cover Crop & Equipment Demonstration Field Day

The Cover Crop & Equipment Demonstration Field Day is designed for farmers, conservation staff, agronomists, crop advisors, and more to:

• See demonstrations of termination of cereal rye cover crop using a roller crimper and planting into rolled cover crops
• Learn how to set up a planter to establish row crops into cover cropping systems
• Learn how cover crops affect the management of nutrients 
• Learn how farmers from across the state participating in the Wisconsin Cover Crop Data Network incorporate cover crops into their cropping systems

Agenda:
Wisconsin Cover Crop Data – Mrill Ingram, Michael Fields Agricultural Institute and Chris Bandura, Extension Conservation Cropping Systems Outreach Specialist
Northern Sites Observations – Dan Marzu, Extension Nutrient & Pest Management Outreach Specialist
Termination Strategies for Cover Crops – Dan Smith, Extension Nutrient & Pest Management Program Manager
Nitrogen Management in Rye Cover Crop Systems – Ashley Waggoner, USDA Dairy Forage Research Center
Crimping Cover Crops & No-Till Planter Discussion – Brian Luck, UW–Madison Biological Systems Engineering Extension Specialist

Address:
Marshfield Agricultural Research Station
208356 Drake Ave N
Stratford, WI 54484

For more information about the event including a full agenda and requests for reasonable accommodations click here.