Featuring Special Guest, Jay Fuhrer
- Jay is the North Dakota State Soil Health Specialist for NRCS. He was previously the District Conservationist in Burleigh County, ND where he has spent every waking hour sharing his passion for soils and their health.
| 8-8:30 | Registration | ||
| 8:30-9:30 | Keynote Address | by Jay Fuhrer | |
| 9:30-9:45 | Visit Sponsors & Break | ||
| 9:45-10:30 | Breakout Session 1 | ||
| For Farmers | For Advisors | From Industry | |
| Speaker | Mark Fritz, Land Stewards | Abby Wensik – Wood SWCD | AgSolver |
| Topic | Protecting your Soil from Pipelines | Soil Your Undies | Not the Healthiest Soil? You still have options! |
| 10:30-10:45 | Visit Sponsors & Break | ||
| 10:45-11:30 | Breakout Session 2 | ||
| For Farmers | For Advisors | From Industry | |
| Speaker | Nathan Brause, Crawford County farmer | Bob Hendershot, Ohio Dept of Ag | Cornell University |
| Topic | Growing Opportunities- from Farmer to Entrepreneur | Grazing Livestock for Healthy Soil | Comprehensive Assessment of Soil Health |
| 11:35-12:05 | Recovering from a Pipeline Panel Discussion | ||
| 12:05-12:15 | Vendor Minute | ||
| 12:15-12:45 | Buffet Lunch | ||
| 12:45-1:15 | Ag Comedian, Jay Hendren | Sponsored By: Poet Biorefining of Fostoria | |
| 1:15-1:30 | Visit Sponsors & Break | ||
| 1:30-2:15 | Breakout Session 3 | ||
| For Farmers | For Advisors | From Industry | |
| Speaker | Allen Dean, Ohio Farmer | Jay Fuhrer, North Dakota NRCS | Alan Sundermier, OSU Extenstion |
| Topic | Nothin’ but the Truth, My Farm’s Journey to Healthy Soil | Conservation Planning to Restore Soil Health | State & National Initiatives to Reach Healthy Soil in Ohio |
| 2:15-2:30 | Visit Sponsors & Break | ||
| 2:30-3:15 | Breakout Session 4 | ||
| For Farmers | For Advisors | From Industry | |
| Speaker | Jim Hoorman, Ohio NRCS | John Fulton, OSU | Gypsoil |
| Topic | Soil Health 101 | Using Technology and On-Farm Research to Guide Decisions toward Soil Health | Gypsum, as a Soil Health Amendment |
| 3:15-4:00 | Pie, Ice Cream and Speaker Panel Wrap Up | ||
