The event will take place from 8:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Dan Batdorf farm and will feature a variety of exhibitors and speakers on a wide range of no-till topics. 

Jason Weller, chief of the NRCS in Washington, D.C., will speak briefly about his agency's emphasis on soil health and plans to attend the event all day.

Other speakers and topics include:

• Microbes at Work — David Lamb, NRCS, Greensboro, N.C.
• Water Quality and Manure Application — Kevin King, USDA-Agricultural Research Service, and Glen Arnold, Ohio State University Extension Field Specialist
• Comments by All-Ohio Chapter SWCS President, Randall Reeder
• Establishing Cover Crops — Ohio no-tiller David Brandt
• Cover Crops Belowground — Dave Lamb and Rafig Islam, Ohio State University Soil Scientist
• Planter/Drill Setup for Planting Cover Crops Seed and Planting Into Covers — Bill Lehmkuhl

There will also be a gypsum spreading demonstration and a soil pit that demonstrates infiltration. 

The full agenda, registration information and other details are available at fabe.osu.edu/notill.

Pre-registration is $40 and due by Aug. 20. Please make check available to Ohio No-Till Council at:

Miami SWCD
1330 N. County Road 25A, Suite C
Troy, OH
45373

On-site registration will also be available for $65.