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Pennsylvania No-Till Alliance 10th Anniversary & Soil Health Field Day
When
7/28/15 8:00 am to 7:30 pm EDT
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Website: http://www.panotill.org
Location: Harvest View Barn Hershey Farms
338 Sunnyburn Road
Elizabethtown, PA 17022
United States
Event Description
The Pennsylvania No-Till Alliance is hosting its 10th anniversary and a soil health field day on July 28, 2015.
Featured speakers and topics include:
- NRCS conservation agronomist Ray Archuleta, who will discuss biological nutrient cycling and provide a wrap-up on cover crop plots.
- Leroy Bupp, who owns and manages a 175-cow dairy herd in southern York County with his wife and has been a Board member of the PA No-Till Alliance for more than 30 years. Bupp will have a soil health presentation demonstrating the effective absorption properties of no-tilled soil vs. plowed soil that experiences water runoff.
- Ohio no-tiller Dave Brandt, who will guide a cover crop plot walk and provide further insights.
- Frank Lessiter, founder and editor of No-Till Farmer magazine, who will give a past-to-present view on no-till farming.
A 10th anniversary dinner and recognition program will follow in the evening.
The field day and celebration dinner are free. A voluntary contribution of $10 for dinner and RSVP are appreciated but not required. Contact the PA No-Till Alliance office at 717-635-2320 with any questions.
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