About 900 people are expected to attend the annual Conservation Tillage Conference to be held in McIntosh Center on Tuesday and Wednesday, March 6-7. Sixty presenters are scheduled to talk. And, many agribusiness exhibitors will be on hand.

Farmers can find the answers to:
• What is the relationship between healthy soils and healthy water?  
• How can you manage inputs and planting date for high economic corn yields?  
• Which soils should respond to sulfur applications?  
• What are some opportunities and considerations with subsurface placement of nutrients?  
• How can you build soil health and organic matter with cover crops and no-till?  
• How can you use economics in the choice between growing corn and soybeans?  
• What will the revised P index look like?  
• How can you get started in honey bees, barley, or hops production?  
• What are some methods to manage invasive plants around the farm? 
 
A general session with well-known author David Montgomery from the University of Washington will discuss “From Dirt to Regenerating our Soils.”

Corn University, Nutrient Management, Precision Ag & Digital Technologies, Healthy Soils for Healthy Water, Regenerative Ag, and Healthy Foods from Healthy Soils are the sessions that make up day one.  
 
On the second day, conference participants will be able to choose from Soybean School, Water Quality Research and BMPs, Alternative Crops, Pest Management of the Atypical Pests: Slugs, voles and more, Healthy Soils for Healthy Waters Precision Nutrient Management, and Healthy Water.  

In addition, there will be an EPA required dicamba training on both days of this year’s conference provided for pesticide applicators in attendance.  To register for one of these Monsanto-provided dicamba application requirements training events, go to:  www.roundupreadyxtend.com/training.
 
Experts from OSU Extension, OARDC, USDA, and SWCD will talk about the latest research on topics that affect today’s farmers, crop consultants, and agribusiness professionals.

Certified Crop Adviser (CCA) and Certified Livestock Manager (CLM) credits will be available to those who attend.  Visit ctc.osu.edu to make plans.