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    Cover Crop & Nutrient Management Field Day: Thursday, August 8 8:00 Am To 3:00 PM

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    The document announces a cover crop and nutrient management field day to be held on August 8th at Starkey Farms in Brownsburg, Indiana. The agenda includes coffee and donuts in the morning followed by presentations on this year's planting season observations, a soil pit analysis of cereal rye and annual rye grass cover crops, and lessons learned on keeping soil, nutrients, and water in fields. Lunch will be provided followed by additional presentations on crop nutrition and cover crop management, with time for questions and discussion. RSVPs for the sponsored lunch must be made by August 6th.

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    The document announces a cover crop and nutrient management field day to be held on August 8th at Starkey Farms in Brownsburg, Indiana. The agenda includes coffee and donuts in the morning followed by presentations on this year's planting season observations, a soil pit analysis of cereal rye and annual rye grass cover crops, and lessons learned on keeping soil, nutrients, and water in fields. Lunch will be provided followed by additional presentations on crop nutrition and cover crop management, with time for questions and discussion. RSVPs for the sponsored lunch must be made by August 6th.

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    Cover Crop & Nutrient Management Field Day: Thursday, August 8 8:00 Am To 3:00 PM

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    Barry Fisher, Indianas Soil Health Specialist

    Cover Crop & Nutrient Management Field Day


    Thursday, August 8 8:00 am to 3:00 pm
    STARKEY FARMS 10132 E CR 700 N, BROWNSBURG, IN

    AGENDA 8:00 8:45 Coffee and Donuts along with registration Mike Starkey (Host Farmer) & AJ Adkins (Starkey Ag Equipment)

    Our observations of this years planting season & what we can learn from it 9:30 Break Soil pit analysis for cereal rye and annual rye grass Bob Barr (Center for Earth & Environmental Science, IUPUI) Lessons Learned on Keeping Soil, Nutrients, Water in your Fields
    Dr. Jerry Wilhm Senior Research Manager, Agro-Culture Liquid Fertilizers Jerry has been with AgroLiquid since 1992 and started the in-house field research program at that time. In 1994 he oversaw the start of the North Central Research Station (NCRS) near the company headquarters in St. Johns, Michigan. Beginning with 30 acres, the NCRS has grown to its current 710 acres on twelve separate farms with four research agronomists and a full-time support staff of four. It is the largest research facility in the country dedicated to the study of crop nutrition and regularly conducts research on more than 25 different crops a year. Jerry was raised in Oklahoma and got his Ph.D in Crop and Soil science from Michigan State University in 1984. He worked in Product Development in the ag chemical industry prior to joining Agro-Culture Liquid Fertilizers.

    10:00 Barry Fisher (State Soil Health Specialist, USDA-NRCS)

    12:00 Lunch (Sponsored by the Indiana Corn Marketing Council and the Indiana Soybean Alliance) 12:45 Dr. Jerry Wilhm (Agro-Culture Liquid Fertilizers) The ABCs of Crop Nutrition 1:45 Questions & round table discussions w/other farmers

    Many requests have been made to visit our farm and observe the challenges and benefits of planting into cereal rye and annual rye grass. We will have soil pits for both to see differences in soil structure. We will also give updates of planter setup and managing cover crops. As always, were looking for your input and discussion to improve management skillsyours and ours! Looking forward to seeing you then. ~ Mike Starkey

    RSVP for lunch by noon August 6th. Call the Hendricks Co. SWCD at 317-745-2555 to register.

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