General (Plenary) Session Presentations

2014 National Conference on Cover Crops and Soil Health

SARE Outreach
2014

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Note: Available presentations are listed after presentation titles.

Day One

Conference Welcome and Opening Remarks

Jim Gulliford, Executive Director, Soil and Water Conservation Society

 

Perspectives on Soil Conservation

Howard W. Buffett, Trustee, Howard G. Buffett Foundation

The Case for Cover Crops (PDF)

Dr. Rob Myers, Regional Director of Extension Programs, North Central Region SARE

 

The NRCS National Soil Health Campaign (PDF)

Dr. Wayne Honeycutt, Deputy Chief for Science and Technology, USDA-NRCS

The Biology of Soil Health (PDF)

Dr. Kristine Nichols - Soil Scientist, USDA-ARS, North Dakota

Luncheon Keynote Presentation

Bill Buckner, President, The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation

Day Two

EPA Perspective on Cover Crops, Water Quality, and Nutrient Management (PDF)

Nancy Stoner, Assistant Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

 

A Unique Soil Health Partnership Effort

Jerry Steiner, Executive Vice-President for Sustainability, Monsanto (retired)

 

Trends and Yield Results from the SARE/CTIC National Cover Crops Survey (PDF)

Dr. Rob Myers, Regional Director of Extension Programs, North Central Region SARE

 

Presentations from the National Conference on Cover Crops and Soil Health include: