Wisconsin Ag Connection - Soil Expert to Meet with Growers in Argyle

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Soil Expert to Meet with Growers in Argyle
Wisconsin Ag Connection - 03/21/2019

The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service will hold a soil health and cover crop event featuring soil health expert Barry Fisher. The meeting will be held on April 12 at the Corner Pub & Deli in Argyle at 10 a.m. and is free to attend.

Fisher is a no-till farmer and soil health leader, serving as the Central Region Leader for the Soil Health Division of the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, where he provides technical exchange for soil health Strategy implementation training and assistance to NRCS, farmers and partners throughout the Corn Belt and Northern Plains. He assists with state and regional initiatives which advance the technology of quality no-till, cover crops, adaptive nutrient and pest management, and crop rotations with precision technology.

Barry serves on the National Soil Health Training Cadre for NRCS, the Midwest Cover Crops Council, and is a Certified Crop Advisor though the American Society of Agronomy. He also operates a cash grain and livestock farm in West-Central Indiana.

Discussion topics will include the four principles of soil health, using cover crops and reduced tillage to improve crop rotations. Rebuilding soil health and function is the key to regenerating full soil productivity.

For more information, call the Lafayette USDA Service Center at 608-776-4028 - Extension 118.

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