John Kemmeren
is a Bainbridge, NY Dairyman with 40 years of no-till experience on his 200 head dairy farm. His no-till practices along with crop rotation, cover cropping and keeping soil covered 365 days a year have helped his farm reach high yields, healthy soils and reduced fertilizer inputs as well. He will share his successes and challenges of no-till and cover cropping.
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Kevin Bradley
Associate Professor & Extension Weed Scientist at University of Missouri, works on weed management in corn, soybean, wheat, pasture and forages. His primary focus is on prevention and management of herbicide-resistant weeds. He will share his perspective on how cover crops, herbicide, and good weed control can work in no-till systems.
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Odette Menard
is a Soil Conservation Hall of Fame and Medal of the Order of Agricultural Merit honoree who helps producers meet the challenge of adopting practices that increase soil health, improve yields, and increase efficiencies by letting soil organisms do their work. Her passion for soil health powers her work for Quebec's Ministry of Agriculture.
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LOCAL FARMER PANELISTS:
Mark Anderson,
Landview Farms
Kevin Kocsak,
Salem Farm Supply
Larry Gervais, Gervais Family Farm
Brad Thomas,
Jillian Holsteins
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UVM Extension helps individuals and communities put research-based knowledge to work.
Issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension work, Acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, in cooperation with the United States Department of Agriculture. University of Vermont Extension, Burlington, Vermont.
University of Vermont Extension, and U.S. Department of Agriculture, cooperating, offer education and employment to everyone without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, and marital or familial status.
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NO-TILL & COVER CROP SYMPOSIUM
Wednesday, February 17, 2016
8:30 am to 4:30 pm
at the Sheraton Hotel and Conference Center in Burlington, Vermont
Click HERE for more information
--> REGISTER ONLINE NOW!!
UVM Extension's Champlain Valley Crop Soil & Pasture Team in Middlebury and Northwest Crops & Soils Program in St. Albans invite all farmers and technical advisers to attend this event dedicated to No-Till and Cover Cropping systems for field crop growers in our area. It will be a great day packed full of presentations by national, regional and local experts, farmers who have implemented these practices on their own farms, and exhibitors with new products, information, and technology.
AGENDA:  - COST: $75 per person
- The conference fee includes coffee, hot lunch and snacks throughout the day!
- Make it a local vacation and stay the night at the Sheraton! They've reserved rooms for our conference at an outstanding rate of $119 per night (plus tax). Call them today at (802) 865-6600 and tell them you'll be attending the conference to get the low room rate.
- Up to six (6) Certified Crop Advisor (CCA) Credits are available and three (3) New England Pesticide Credits
 REGISTER ONLINE NOW!
LOCATION:
The Sheraton Hotel and Conference Center located in Burlington, Vermont is the official conference center of the University of Vermont. It not only has premier conference facilities, but is a top rated hotel as well. There is ample parking and the hotel is next door to the University of Vermont Campus, directly off Interstate 89, and is just minutes from the Burlington International Airport.
You can find the Sheraton Hotel and Conference Center at:
870 Williston Road
South Burlington, VT
or click here for a map.
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Platinum Sponsor:
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Scott Magnan's Custom Service
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