2010 Third Crop Producer Meetings

Monday, February 8, 2010
Biomass Establishment

Rural Advantage’s 2010 Third Crop Producer Meetings

For information on third crops, biomass production and programs, cover crops, and soil health, visit Rural Advantage’s annual 2010 Third Crop Producer Meetings.

Location:
Knights of Columbus Hall, Fairmont, Minnesota

There will be a one hour break for lunch on your own during the 12 o’clock hour.

9:30am Registration and coffee

10:00 Biomass Fertility and Yield Trials at the University of Minnesota
Dr. Craig Sheaffer, University of Minnesota

10:45 Prairie Biomass Establishment and Maintenance
Jill Sackett, UM Extension / Rural Advantage

11:00 Woody Biomass Establishment and Maintenance
Gary Wyatt, UM Extension

11:30 Innovative Agroforestry Systems for Biomass Production and Ecosystem Services
Dr. Dean Current, UM – CINRAM

12:00 LUNCH

1:00 SDSU Biomass Research
Dr. Arvid Boe, South Dakota State University

1:45 Biomass Crop Assistance Program
Greg Anderson, Farm Service Agency

2:30 Bioenergy Crop Establishment Programs
Linda Meschke, Rural Advantage President

3:00 Further discussion and Q/A

Rural Advantage is a nonprofit corporation based in Fairmont, Minnesota. Their mission is to promote the connections between agriculture, the environment and rural communities in order to improve ecological health, economic viability and rural vitality.

Their work centers around efforts to reduce agricultural nonpoint source pollution with major programming focused on the 3rd Crop Initiative, ECoPayPack development and building the Madelia Model concept.

Contact 507.238.5449 or visit www.ruraladvantage.org for more information.