Like many annual events scheduled in 2020, organizers of this year’s Soil Management Summit, formerly known as the Conservation Tillage Conference, made the decision to transition the December meeting from in-person to online.

As the COVID-19 situation has evolved, the summit planning committee members made the decision as they considered the health and well-being of all involved.

Organizers hope people embrace the change and join the webinar online Dec. 15-16.

“We’ll still deliver a high-value learning and networking experience for our attendees while emphasizing proven farmer experience and applied science,” says committee chairwoman Jodi DeJong-Hughes, University of Minnesota Extension educator.

The summit will emphasize proven farmer experience and applied science. Participants will learn from other farmers that heavier, colder soils aren’t necessarily the challenge they’re made out to be. Dejong-Hughes encourages participants to join the online meeting to hear from long-time no-till, reduced tillage and cover crop farmers as they share their experiences.

Some of this year’s topics include tillage erosion, soil organic matter and water dynamics, and the conference staple — a panel of farmers sharing their own personal experiences with soil management.

Kicking off the event is J. Gordon Arbuckle, a professor of sociology from Iowa State University whose research helps stakeholders maintain or enhance long-term agricultural productivity while also improving social and environmental outcomes of agriculture. His keynote talk on Dec. 15 will explore the sociology of soil management.

Other speakers and topics on the first half-day are:

On Dec. 16, speakers and topics will include:

Advanced crop advisers can earn up to five continuing education units. Additionally, 20 registration scholarships will be available for interested attendees.

Registration is $50. Go online to find more information and to register for the event.

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