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Soil Health Seminars
Sponsored by:Soil and Water Conservation Districts
USDA Natural Resources Conservation ServiceUniversity of Illinois Extension
Illinois Department of Agriculture
FALL 2013
Soil Health Sem
inar Registration
YES, I want to attend the Soil H
ealth Seminar at:
__ Dw
ight, IL (Grundy Co. SW
CD) __ Yorkville, IL (Kendall Co. SW
CD) __ W
atseka, IL (Iroquois Co. SWCD
)
__ Streator (LaSalle Co. SWCD
) __ Bloomington (M
cLean Co. SWCD
) __ St. Charles (Kane-DuPage Co. SW
CD)
Enclosed is a check for $10 made payable to the host Soil and W
ater Conservation District.
Nam
e: _____________________________________________________________________
Address: ___________________________________________________________________
Hm
/Ofc Ph: _____________________________Cel Ph: ______________________________
Email: _____________________________________________________________________
You will receive an em
ail confirmation of your registration and details of location, schedule, etc.
for Certified
Crop Advisors, Farmers,
& Agri-businesses
Soil quality, also referred
to as soil health, is defined
as how well soil does
what we want it to do.
Healthy soil gives us clean
air and water, bountiful
crops and forests,
productive grazing lands,
diverse wildlife, and
beautiful landscapes.
The seminars will review
properties of soils,
principles for making and
maintaining healthy soils,
and farmer experiences
with no-till and cover
crops. The seminar
concludes with a field visit
to view soils, cover crops,
and more.
7:30 – 8:00 .........Registration & Refreshments(12:30 – 1:00) ......... (Dwight, IL Seminar, Afternoon Schedule)
8:00 – 8:10 .........Welcome & Introductions(1:00 – 1:10)
8:10 – 9:00 .........Overview of Soils(1:10 – 2:00)
9:00 – 10:00 .......4 Principles of Soil Health(2:00 – 3:00)
• Keep the soil surface covered at all times• Disturb the soil as little as possible• Grow a variety of crops in your soils• Keep something living/growing in the soil at all times
10:00 – 10:10 .....Break(3:00 – 3:10)
10:10 – 10:20 .....Financial Incentive Programs(3:10 – 3:20)
10:20 – 10:55 .....Farmer Experiences(3:20 – 3:55)
10:55 – 11:00 .....Seminar Evaluations(3:55 – 4:00)
11:00 – 12:00 .....Field Visit (Cover crops, No-Till, Strip-Till)(4:00 – 5:00)
2.0 Soil and Water CCA credits applied for.
Russel Higgins, Commercial Agriculture EducatorUniversity of Illinois Extension
Mark Bramstedt, Soil ScientistUSDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Paul Youngstrum, Resource ConservationistUSDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Joe Bybee, Regional RepresentativeIDOA, Bureau of Land and Water Resources
Dwight, IL – Tuesday, November 19, 2013 • 12:30 – 5:00pm Location: Dwight Country Club
Contact: Grundy County SWCD3605 N. IL Route 47, Suite B, Morris, IL 60450Ph: 815.942.0359 ext. 3 • Fx: 815.942.5379
Email: [email protected]
Yorkville, IL – Wednesday, November 20, 2013 • 7:30am – 12 NoonLocation: University of Illinois Extension
7775B Route 47, Yorkville, IL 60560Contact: Kendall County SWCD
7775A, Route 47, Yorkville, Illinois 60560Ph: 630.553.5457 ext. 3 • Fx: 630.553.7442
Email: [email protected]
Watseka, IL – Thursday, November 21, 2013 • 7:30am – 12 NoonLocation: USDA Service Center Conference Room
1001 E. Grant Street, Suite A, Watseka, Illinois 60970Contact: Iroquois County SWCD
1001 E. Grant Street, Suite A, Watseka, Illinois 60970Ph: 815.432.3946 ext. 3 • Fx: 815.432.5740
Email: [email protected]
Streator, IL – Tuesday, November 26, 2013 • 7:30am – 12 NoonLocation: Steve and John Glascock Farm
1298 N 18th Rd., Streator, IL 61364Contact: LaSalle County SWCD
1691 North 31st Road, Ottawa, Illinois 61350Ph: 815.433.0551 ext. 3 • Fx: 815.433.0665
Email: [email protected]
Bloomington, IL – Tuesday, December 10, 2013 • 7:30am – 12 NoonLocation: Asmark Center, Bloomington, IL
14171 Carole Drive, Bloomington, IL 61705Contact: McLean County SWCD
402 North Kays Drive, Normal, Illinois 61761Ph: 309.452.0830 ext. 3 • Fx: 309.452.6642
Email: [email protected]
St. Charles, IL – Wednesday, December 11, 2013 • 7:30am – 12 Noon Location: Kane County Farm Bureau
2N710 Randall Rd St Charles, IL 60174Contact: Kane-DuPage County SWCD
2315 Dean Street, Suite 100 St. Charles, Illinois 60175Ph: 630.584.8240 ext. 3 • Fx: 630.584.9534
Email: [email protected]
AGENDA Dates and Times
Instructors:
USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
Times identified in parentheses are for the afternoon seminar to be held on Tuesday, November 19, 2013 in Dwight, Illinois
