01.21.15 SW HUB TELECONFERENCE NOTES

SW REGIONAL HUB TEAM TELECONFERENCE

January 21, 2015

Present: / Lisa Holscher, IASWCD / CCSI
Judy Brown, Dubois SWCD
Don Donovan, NRCS Parke-Vermillion
Betsy Bower, Ceres Solutions
Dan Luczynski, NRCS Area Office
Kenny Eck, Purdue Extension - Dubois
Notes by: / Lisa Holscher
  • VUJC Field Day
  • Terminating Cover Crops
  • Maybe late February, but probably March or April
  • Advanced Conservation Cropping Systems
  • March 11th
  • SWPAC / VU John Deere Tech Center
  • Regionalized Session(s) Suggestions
  • Fewer topics / more time to ask questions.
  • Poultry Litter + Cover Crops + NoTill
  • Speeding up transition to healthier soils with litter.
  • Taking advantage of microbes to speed process
  • Denny Bell might be a good speaker. He does a lot of litter applications and works near subdivisions
  • Where manure is being applied, need to make a plan
  • Recognize that there are some great values to manure – speeding up biology, especially on degraded soils.
  • Nutrient cycling and availability
  • MAYBE IDEM re CAFO / CFO regulations, State Chemist Office on Category 14 regulations. – so staff and CCAs understand rules
  • Reclaimed Minelands
  • Might be too similar to Reclamation Field Day in June
  • Probably want to focus more on litter + cover crops
  • How to read soil tests – understanding soil tests. – How to use NRCS fertilizer calculator spreadsheet.
  • Get Brad Joern to talk about updated nutrient recommendations
  • Joe Nester could be good on gypsum + P / micronutrient cycling
  • MANURE Workshop
  • Groundhog Day
  • Martin Co Fairgrounds
  • Make sure to include discussion of Category 14 regulations. Been done a lot, but still good to repeat.
  • Kenny E. will take care of PARP credits, CEU sign-in sheets
  • Pioneer Grower Meeting
  • Dan Emmert, Pioneer Agronomist, requested CCSI for a short presentation at a pair of grower meetings.
  • Feb 18 – near Terre Haute and at McCormick’s Creek
  • Lisa H. requested SHT as part of presentation
  • Will have 20-30 minutes, so need to do very high-level presentation.
  • SW Soil Health Team will meet 1/22 and will discuss who will cover the events.
  • “Ray Weil Days”
  • August 18, 19, 20
  • Three independent workshops
  • West Central = 18
  • NE = 19
  • Southern = 20.
  • NOTE- Ray needs to fly out on afternoon of 20th
  • Need location with easy commute to Indy airport
  • Columbus?
  • Perhaps Fairgrounds at Columbus? Lisa H or Don D follow up with Clint Harrison (NRCS) and Kris Medic (Extension Educator)
  • Next Teleconference: February 11th