Dr. Ajay Nair
Department of Horticulture
Iowa State University
Department of Horticulture
Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa – The
sustainable vegetable production lab in collaboration with researchers at Iowa
State University, USDA-National Laboratory for Agriculture and Environment and
USDA-SARE are teaming up to offer three cover crop workshops this Fall at
following locations:
September 27 (Friday) –
Armstrong Research Station, Lewis, IA
October 4 (Friday) –
Horticulture Research Station, Ames, IA
October 11 (Friday) –
Muscatine Island Research Station, Fruitland, IA
Funding for these
workshops is provided by USDA-SARE Professional Development Grant Program.
Workshops are geared towards commercial horticulture field extension
specialists, county extension horticulturists, regional food systems working
group members, local food organizations, IFVGA & PFI board members, and
IDALS & NRCS personnel. Fruit and vegetable growers interested in learning
about cover crops are also welcome. This workshop is co-sponsored by The
Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture.
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Registration is free but
required for arranging food. Please contact Dr. Ajay Nair (nairajay@iastate.edu; 515-294-7080).
The tentative agenda for
the workshop is given below:
9:30am – 9:45
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Registration and
refreshments
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9:45am – 10:00
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Welcome, Dr. Ajay
Nair, Department of Horticulture, ISU
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10am - 10:45
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Benefits of cover crops in crop production
systems
Dr. Tom Kaspar, USDA-NLAE |
10:45 - 11:30
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Envisioning a cropping systems approach
Dr. Andy Lenssen, Agronomy, ISU |
11:30 - 1:30
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Lunch and field visit
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1:30 - 2:15
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Integrating cover crops in fruit production
systems – Dr. Gail Nonnecke, ISU
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2:15 - 3:00
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Cover crop options for
vegetable growers – Dr. Ajay Nair, ISU
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3:00- 3:15 pm
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Discussion,
Evaluation, Adjourn
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