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fo r t h e F u t u r e
Friday, February 27, 2009
Farming
8:00 a.m. ~ Registration ~ Bagels & Cream Cheese,
for the
Juice, Coffee, & Milk
9:00 a.m. ~ Welcome & Introductions
Indiana Corn
Future
9:15 to 10:00 a.m. ~ Barry Fisher ~ "Nutrient
Management/Conservation
Cropping Systems" A Workshop Hosted by the
10:00 to 10:15 a.m. ~ BREAK St. Joseph County
Soil & Water
10:15 to 11:00 a.m. ~ Break Out Session (Choose 1)
Conservation District
• Barry Fisher ~ "No-till Steps for Success and
Carbon Sequestration"
• Brad Joern ~ "Manure, and its Value as
Fertilizer"
• Jerry Perkins ~ "Grazing 101"

11:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. ~ Visit AG Booths

11:30 a.m. to 11:50 a.m. ~ NETWORKING LUNCH

11:50 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. ~ CONTINUE LUNCH &

LUNCH SPEAKER
• Fred Whitford ~ "Pesticide Maintenance &
Safety"
Friday, February 27, 2009
5605 U.S. 31 South, Suite 4

12:45 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. ~ BREAK

St. Joseph County SWCD

Doors Open at 8 a.m. EST

South Bend, IN 46614

1:00 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. ~ Break Out Session

(Choose 1) The Workshop lasts from
• Darrell Brown ~ "Organic Farming" 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. EST
• Lyndon Kelley ~ "Irrigation Management" There is no charge for attending
this Workshop, however, for an
• Fred Whitford ~ "Exploding Poly Tanks" accurate lunch count, please
RSVP at 574-291-7444, Ext. 3
1:45 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. ~ Closing Remarks
Location:
The Newton Center in
Lakeville, Indiana
Brief Biographies for
Workshop Speakers
Darrell Brown ~ District Conservationist for Adams and
Wells Counties in Indiana/Formerly Served as the State
Agronomist for Indiana, Natural Resources Conservation
Service ~ Darrell has been an active agronomist &
conservationist as well as an active farmer. Programs
Darrell has been involved with include the Grazing
Land Conservation Initiative, Agricultural Pesticide
Risk Analysis, and the Agronomy Diagnostic Training
Center.
Brad Joern ~ Department of Agronomy, Purdue
Sponsored By:
University ~
Brad Joern is the leading national authority in
comprehensive nutrient management plan development
and implementation, and his software, Manure
Management Planner, MMP, is used across the United
States for writing and implementing nutrient
management plans.
Jerry Perkins ~ Grazing Specialist for the Natural
Resources Conservation Service (Northern Indiana) ~
Jerry Perkins has been known to have referred to
grazing animals as "four-legged forage harvesters
and manure spreaders," and maintains that

Barry Fisher ~ Conservation Agronomist/Grassland

management-intensive grazing benefits soil, water, Smart Farming for
animal health, forage quality and quantity, air quality,
Conservationist for Indiana, Natural Resources
aesthetics, people/lifestyle and profitability.
the Future
Conservation Service ~ Barry Fisher has a passion for
no-till that is contagious. His enthusiasm sells no-till and
Fred Whitford ~ Coordinator of Purdue Pesticide
conservation on the farm and in the boardroom. He Workshop
Programs, Department of Botany & Plant Pathology,
shares his message with farmers in machine sheds and Location:
Purdue University ~
with top officials at national meetings. Barry
Fred Whitford has written over 200 research, The Newton
believes that no-till saves time, money, and energy
extension, and regulatory publications, and has Center in
while improving soil, air, and water quality as well as
delivered over 2500 presentations to a wide array of Lakeville, IN
yields.
audiences and has written several books, including
“The Complete Book on Pesticide Management:
Lyndon Kelley ~ Irrigation Management
Science, Regulation, Stewardship, and Communication.”
Educator/Irrigation Specialist for Michigan State
University and Purdue University Extension ~
Workshop Topics Include:
Lyndon Kelley has said that drip irrigation is like a
• Nutrient Management
mini-van and overhead irrigation is like a school bus: A Workshop Hosted by the
• Conservation Tillage St. Joseph County Soil & Water
"It's sort of like are you going to take three or four Conservation District
• Intensive Grazing 5605 U.S. 31 South, Suite 4
kids to the baseball game after school each day, well
• Organic Farming South Bend, IN 46614
then you're going to take the mini-van. But if you're
• No-till Problems
going to take fifty kids to the baseball game after To Pre-Register, contact the St. Joseph
• Fertilizer Additives County SWCD at:
school every day then you're going to want a school
• Irrigation Management • Phone: 574-291-7444, ext. 3
bus." It all depends on how the roots of the plant
• Manure Management • Fax: 574-291-0284
take-in water. Grape vineyards, tomato plants, and
• Pesticide Management & Safety • E-mail: katherine.kurtz@in.nacdnet.net
some other vegetables respond well to drip irrigation.

The programs and services of the St. Joseph County SWCD are offered on a nondiscriminatory basis
without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, marital status, age or disability. We are an equal
opportunity employer.