The “Successful Cover Crop Cropping in the Midwest Workshop” for farmers interested in cover crops regardless of tillage systems will be Sept. 18 from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Registration is required by Thursday and can be completed online at www.ScottFieldDay.eventbrite.com or call the Kosciusko County Soil & Water Conservation District at 574-267-7445, Ext. 3. The workshop will be at J.A. Scott Farms, 6281 E. Van Ness Road, Pierceton. Turn north onto Van Ness Road from U.S. 30, just west of Pierceton. Special speakers will include Dave Goracke, Oregon Ryegrass Commission; Ron Althoff, agronomist, Saddle Butte Ag; Jamie Scott, JA Scott Farms, Conservation Cropping Systems Initiative soil health expert; Rich Recker, agronomist; Barry Fisher, National Resources Conservation State soil health specialist; and Scot Haley, NRCS area resource soil specialist. More than 40 different plots of cover crop species and mixes will be growing on site. This field day is a project of the Conservation Cropping Systems Initiative and Partnership.
