Ohio No-Till Conference 

Partnering with the All-Ohio Chapter of SWCS 

Wednesday, December 4, 2024

Der Dutchman Restaurant. 445 South Jefferson (US Route 42), Plain City, OH         

9:00 – Welcome and Introductions: Nathan Brause, Crawford County, President, Ohio No-Till Council

9:05 – Transitioning to a Practical Soil Health System. Why Now? Barry Fisher, Soil Health Specialist (retired from NRCS)

10:00 – Panel: Drought, Cover Crops and Audience Questions:  Bill Richards, Jay Brandt, Fred Yoder, Barry Fisher, Keith Dennis  

11:00 – Break

11:15 – Panel: Water Management (irrigation and controlled drainage) Bill Lehmkuhl or Andrew Klopfenstein 360 Rain (Irrigating with dairy and swine liquid manure) Andy Farnham, Valley Irrigation Vinayak Shedekar, controlled drainage (and sub-irrigation?)

11:45 – Business meeting (elect Board members…)

11:50 Ohio No-Till Awards (Sponsored by Walnut Creek Seeds)

·      Educator/Researcher Award: Sarah Noggle, OSU Extension, Paulding County

·      Business/Industry Awards: The Nature Conservancy

·      Outstanding No-Till Farmer: Leon Klopfenstein

·      Scholarship Awards: Haven Hileman and Kalleigh Fry (Bill Richards); Lacie Bachman (David Brandt); Abigail Garland (Cargill RegenConnect), Von Herron.  (Two others accepted their scholarships at our August field days: Allison Kinney and Sara Siebeneck)

12:00 – Lunch  

1:00 – Soil health and water quality improvements under long-term no-till and cover crops Vinayak Shedekar, Ag. Engineer, OSU Associate Professor 

1:30 – Remarks by All-Ohio Chapter of Soil and Water Conservation Society 

1:35 – High value sediment removed from drainage ditches – Jon Witter, Ag. Engineer, OSU-ATI

2:00 – Cascading Waterways –Sakthi Kumaran, Professor, Agricultural Research and Development Program, Central State University; Jessica Dambrosio, TNC; and Molly Conley, Warren SWCD.

2:30 – Break

2:45 – Soil Quality Improvements with 60 Years of No-till – Manbir Rakkar, OSU Soil Fertility Specialist

3:15 – My farm story:   Leon Klopfenstein 

3:30 – Education:   Sarah Noggle

3:45 – Business/ Industry: The Nature Conservancy, Jessica D’Ambrosio

4:00 – Wrap-up and Adjourn

CCA credits:  (To be announced)

Nutrient Management: 

Soil & Water Management: 

Integrated Pest Management: 

Crop Management: 

REGISTRATION

Registration is $50.00 (by Nov. 29), or $70.00 at the door.
You have two choices to register: online at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ohio-no-till-conference-tickets-1045237331997?aff=oddtdtcreator

OR  send a check (payable to Ohio No-Till Council) to: Bret Margraf, Seneca Cons. District, 3140 South S.R. 100, Suite D, Tiffin, OH 44883