MCCC Meetings

Making Connections

Cover Crops, Soil Health, People

2021 MCCC Virtual Conference and Annual Meeting

February 23-25 hosted by University of Guelph

The annual business meeting will be held on Tues February 23 at 9-3 C /10-4 E and will include State, Province, and Partner reports.

MCCC 2021 Annual Meeting – Tues Feb 23
9-3 C /10-4 E

10-10:15E / 9-9:15C Welcome and MCCC Update
10:15-11:15E / 9:15-10:15C          State/Province Reports (15min each(4))
11:15-11:25E / 10:15-10:25C        10min Break
11:25-12:25E / 10:25-11:25C        State/Province Updates (15min each(4))
12:25-1:30E / 11:25-12:30C          Lunch
1:30-2:45E / 12:30-1:45C               State Updates (15min each(5))
2:45-3:00E / 1:45-2:00C                 15min Break
3:00-4:00E / 2:00-3:00C                 Partner Reports

Conference agenda and registration here.

2020

February 11-12 in Kansas City, MO

State/Province Reports

Indiana
Illinois
Iowa
Kansas
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
North Dakota
Ohio
Ontario
South Dakota
Wisconsin

Cover Crops and Soil Health: The Practical Way Forward

Dates:February 20-21, 2019
Location: Springfield, IL

State Reports

Partner Reports

February 21, 2019 – “Cover Crops and Soil Health: The Practical Way Forward”

Building your Soil Health System on Sound Principals – Barry Fisher, NRCS Soil Health Specialist
Nutrient Reduction Regulations – Sarah Noggle, Agriculture and Natural Resources Educator, Ohio State University Extension
The Effect of N Management and Cover Crops on Tile Nitrate Loads in Central Illinois – Lowell Gentry, Principal Research Specialist in Agriculture, University of Illinois
Keynote: Practical Implementation of Cover Crops – Lee Briese, 2017 International Crop Adviser (CCA) of the Year
Soil Health – What’s Old, What’s New, and How Does it Relate to Cover Cropping? – Andrew Margenot, Assistant Professor of Soil Science, University of Illinois
Effects of Cover Crops on Weed Control in Soybean – Brent Sunderlage, Weed Science Researcher, Southern Illinois University
Farmer and Crop Adviser Panel Discussion (Youtube Video) – Moderator: Joel Gruver, Associate Professor of Soil Science and Sustainable Ag, Western Illinois University; Lee Briese, Centrol Crop Consulting; Terry Wyciskalla, Wyciskalla Consulting; Kris Reynolds, American Farmland Trust; Joe Rothermel, Farmer in Broadlands, IL; Trenton Carley, Full Throttle Ag Service

2018

Dates: March 13-14, 2018
Location: Fargo, ND

State Reports

Partner Reports

2017

Dates: March 14-15, 2017
Location: Grand Rapids, MI

Sponsors:

Platinum: Monsanto and Greenstone Farm Credit Services

Gold: Midwestern BioAg, Albert Lea Seed, North Central Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE), and USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service

Friend: Corn Marketing Program of Michigan and Michigan Soybean Promotion Committee

Business Meeting and Conference Program

Agenda

Tuesday – March 14, 2017- Business Meeting
State Reports

National Wildlife Federation – Partner Report

Wednesday – March 15, 2017- “Making Cover Crops Work- Experiences from the field”

Keynote- Cover Crop Termination: Considerations when selecting herbicides and the potential for resistance (Dale Shaner, Retired USDA-ARS – University of Colorado)

Concurrent Sessions

Track 1- Field Crops

Challenges and successes of no-till and cover crops in Southern Illinois– Nathan Johanning /Adam Dahmer (IL)
Use of cover crops for weed suppression in field crops in Kansas– Anita Dille/Josh Lloyd (KS)
Interactions between cover crops and nematodes in diverse MI field crops systems– George Bird/Mark Sylvester/Fred Warner (MI)
Partnerships and Information Infrastructure: How Indiana moved from 184,000 acres of cover crops to 1.1 million acres in 5 years– Lisa Holscher/Jamie Scott (IN)
Long-term experiment looking at diversity and cover crops in corn-soybean-wheat rotations (15-20 years)– Bill Deen (ON)

Track 2- Vegetable Crops

I can’t believe it’s not butternut on plastic! Year two rye cover and fertility observations– Ben Phillips/Mike Yancho Jr. (MI)
Cover crops and conservation tillage systems in organic broccoli, peppers and squash– Ajay Nair/Wade Dooley (IA)
Long-term cover cropping in conventional vegetable systems. Can you improve soil health while still tilling?-Laura Van Eerd (ON)
Our experiences with cover crops and no-till vegetable production in southern Illinois– Nathan Johanning (IL)
Mustard family cover crops for crop establishment and pest management in vegetables– Dan Brainard/Ben Werling /Ralph Ooman (MI)

Track 3- Forage/Grazing

Lessons from over 10 years of grazing cover crops in beef production– Mike Buis (ON)
Cover crops & forage-finished beef: A 3-year study of forage quality and cattle performance– Jason Rowntree/Jon Nelson (MI)
Winter rye cover crop and forage comparison in Wisconsin – five year results: economics and farmer perspectives– Kevin Shelley (WI) / Brandon Gibson (MI)
Grazing cover crops and small ruminants– Richard Ehrhardt (MI)
Grazing multi specie cover crops with beef cattle – the Michigan experience– Jerry Lindquist/Chris Harrington (MI)

Afternoon Joint Session: Interseeding Cover Crops into Field Crops Systems: Geography makes a Difference

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2016

Dates: February 23-24, 2016
Location: Madison, WI

State/Province Reports

MCCC Partner Report

North East Cover Crops Council

Presentations from “The Science of Cover Crops”

What Issues Will Future Agriculture Face?– Jerry Hatfield, USDA National Laboratory for Agriculture and the Environment
Reducing Soil Erosion and Improving Soil Health– Eileen Kladivko, Purdue University
Cover Crops as a Nutrient Source– Laura van Eerd, University of Guelph
Cover Crops and Water Quality– Tom Kaspar, USDA‐ARS National Laboratory for Agriculture and the Environmen
Cover Crops, Forages, and Grazing– Kim Cassida, Michigan State University
The Meta‐Economics of Cover Crops– Paul Mitchell, University of Wisconsin‐Madison
New Approaches in Cover Crop Management- Anne Verhallen, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture