Soil Health Workshop

The Greater Wabash River RC&D will be sponsoring a Soil Health Workshop on Thursday, March 1. The workshop will be held at the Beck Center at the Purdue Agronomy Center for Research and Education on US 52 in West Lafayette. The two main areas of focus for the day will be on cover crops and drainage, including field tile.

This Workshop is being held immediately following a meeting of the Midwest Cover Crops Council on February 28 and 29. For a detailed agenda and registration information, go to the MWCC web page. A brochure and registration form is on that page. There is also a detailed agenda. You can register for the entire three days or plan on just attending for one. The registration deadline is February 14.

Fall Tillage Advice

Now that harvest is nearing completion folks will start thinking about preparing for next year. Every year I see a fair amount of what I would call "recreational tillage" going on. Sometimes fall tillage is desirable and even necessary, however I encourage you to consider the costs and benefits before firing up the tractor.

Tony Vyn from Purdue Agronomy has a very good article in Ag Answers on areas to consider in making tillage decisions. I encourage you to take a look at it.

Tony Vyn article from Ag Answers.