The Manitoba-North Dakota Zero Tillage Farmers Association

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PROGRAM - 28th ANNUAL WORKSHOP

SECTION ONE · 28th Annual Zero Tillage Workshop Program History of Tillage Dr. Jon Hanson, Director, USDA-ARS Northern Great Plains Research Laboratory, Mandan, ND ABC of Soil Health Building & Enhancing Soil Biology Susan Samson-Liebig, Soil Quality Specialist USDA NRCS, North Dakota Micronutrient Management in the Early Years of No-Till Making Soil Biology Work For You Dr. Ramona Mohr, Systems Agronomist Brandon Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Root Enhancement and Soil Amendments Klint Hartsoch Tj Quickroots Ray, ND Building &Enhancing Soil Biology Dr. TheCan Caesar-Tonthat, Research Microbiologist USDA-ARS Northern Plains Ag Research Laboratory, Sidney, Montana Making Soil Biology Work For You Dr. Kris Nichols, Soil Microbiologist USDA-ARS Northern Great Plains Research Laboratory, Mandan, ND Advanced Soil Health Strategies Dr. Mark Liebig, Soil Scientist USDA-ARS Northern Great Plains Research Laboratory, Mandan, ND What is Soil Compaction? Dr. Ying Chen, Associate Professor Agricultural Engineering Department of Biosystems Engineering, University of Manitoba Deep tillage: Needed or Not? Dr. Joseph Pikul Soil Scientist, USDA-ARS Northern Grain Insects Research Laboratory, Brookings SD “What we wish someone would have told us on Managing Dry Soils before we started no-till” Cal Hoff , Richardton, North Dakota Integrating Livestock into the Farm Enterprise Gabe Brown, North Dakota Private Grazing Lands Coalition Rotational Grazing for Increased Profit Gene Goven, North Dakota Private Grazing Lands Coalition Crop Rotation Benefits of Annual forages Dr. Patrick Carr, Agronomist, NDSU Dickinson Research Extension Center Utilizing Energy Co-Products for Animal Feeds Dr. Vern Anderson, Animal Scientist , NDSU Carrington Research Extension Center

SECTION TWO Soil Amendments & Post-Applied Fertilizer Strategies Dr. David Franzen, NDSU Extension Soil Specialist Plant Physiology for Farmers – Plant Growth Regulators Dr. Edward Deckard, Professor, Department of Plant Sciences, NDSU Soil Tillage Intensity Rating (STIR ) System Alan Ness, NRCS Agronomist, North Dakota State Office “What we wish someone would have told us on No-Till Fertilizer Placement” Phil Amann, Dickinson, ND, Leigh Smith, Oak Lake, MB, Trevor Cowieson, Souris, MB Geospatial Technology and No Till John Nowatzki Geospatial Technology Specialist, NDSU Extension Service, Lucas Hoff, Richardton, ND, Bryon Brynjulson, Hurdsfield, ND Swath Grazing of Annual Forages to Reduce Costs Trevor Atchison, Pipestone, Manitoba Managing Manure to Reduce Costs in a Zero Tillage System Ron Wiederholt, Nutrient Management Specialist NDSU Extension Service Feeding Beef in Northern Climates & Cow Utilization of Crop Residues Dr. Karl Hoppe, Livestock Specialist, NDSU Carrington Research Extension Center Developing an Ethanol Production Plant Frank Kirschenheiter, Red Trail Energy Project Coordinator, Richardton, N.D. Developing a Biodiesel Production Plant Pat Downs, North Dakota Bio-Diesel Task Force Developing Wind Power on Your Farm Jim Nichols, Private Wind Turbine Owner and Former Minnesota Ag Commissioner Partnerships for the New Millennium Constitution and By-Laws 2005 ManDak Board Members Pesticide Mode of Action Chart - US and Canadian Trade Names