Carbon Credits to Precision Planting
Tuesday March 29, 2022 Wheaton American Legion

10:00 Welcome and Introductions
Bruce Johnson, Traverse SWCD Technical Manager
10:05 Cover Crop Demonstration Grant Overview
Bruce Johnson, Traverse SWCD Technical Manager
An Overview of Federal Programs: Cover Crops, Reduced Tillage, & Soil Health
Cory Walker, District Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Service
10:30 Economics of Cover Crops, with an Interactive Exercise
Sam Porter, Economist, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
11:30 Dinner – Please RSVP for Meal by Calling Traverse SWCD 320-563-8218 ext. 3
Meal TBD: Catered by the Wheaton American Legion
12:00 Carbon Smart
Jodi DeJong-Hughes, Regional Educator-Water Quality, University of Minnesota
Extension
1:00 Precision Planting with Conservation Tillage
Adam Bjerketvedt, Owner, Precision Ag 360
2:00 Program Conclusion