POSTPONED! CCSI-SARE Core Cover Crops Training

What: This training provides a foundation for understanding how cover crops can be incorporated into Midwestern cropping systems, including considerations for potential changes in nutrient and pest management. 

When:  TBA

Target Audience: Indiana Conservation Partnership staff, farmer-mentors, agronomists, and other ag professionals who have not attended Advanced Cover Crops Trainings.

Registration is Open - We will contact all pre-registrants when date and location is finalized to confirm their attendance.

DRAFT AGENDA:

• 9:00 am Benefits and Selections of Cover Crops 
• 9:30 am Indiana Seed Laws 
• 10:00 am Cover Crop Strategies and Equipment
• 10:30 am BREAK 
• 10:45 Hands-on Exercise – Seeding Tools and Calculators
• 11:45 Pest Management in Cover Crop Systems 
• 12:30 pm Lunch
• 1:15 pm Cover Crop Termination 
• 2:15 pm Hands-on Evaluation and Identification of Cover Crop Species/Mixes 
• 3:45 pm Wrap Up 
• 4:00 pm Have a safe trip home!