Chesapeake Bay Cover Crop Enhancement Conference

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The Chesapeake Bay Cover Crop Enhancement Conference will strive to: Promote the sharing of information on winter cover crops amongst agricultural conservation program staff, researchers, and policy stakeholders across the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Champion the formation and/or continuance of state Cover Crop Enhancement Workgroups (CCEWG) to develop and implement state-specific cover crop implementation action plans. Assist CCEWGs to develop state-specific cover crop implementation action plans to identify and address critical information gaps, financial and technical needs, obstacles to implementation, and opportunities that would enhance cover crop adoption within the state. Provide continuing coordination, communication and support to the state CCEWGs and their respective cover crop implementation action plans through the Chesapeake Bay Program’s Agricultural Nutrient and Sediment Reduction Workgroup (AgNSRWG). Attendees: Debbie Absher, Sussex Conservation District Jenn Aiosa, Chesapeake Bay Foundation Bobbi Bailey, West Virginia Conservation Agency Tom Basden, West Virginia University Gregory Binford, University of Delaware Salley Bradley, Chesapeake Research Consortium - CBPO Mark Dubin, University of Maryland - CBPO Craig Brann, Northern Neck Soil and Water Conservation District Russ Brinsfield, University of Maryland Michael Brown, Delaware DNREC Ken Carter, UDSA-NRCS Val Connelly, Maryland Farm Bureau Paul Davis, Virginia Tech Melissa Fagan, CRC - Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee Nina Fisher, Technical Writer Kurt Fuchs, Maryland Farm Bureau Robert Gallagher, Penn State University Lamonte Garber, Chesapeake Bay Foundation Mark Goodson, USDA-NRCS Dave Hansen, University of Delaware Dean Hively, USDA-ARS Bobby Hutchinson, Farmer Brian Jones, Virginia Tech Larry Kehl, Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts, Inc. Quirine Ketterings, Cornell University Dave Kindig, Virginia DCR Robert Kratochvil, University of Maryland Chris Lawrence, USDA-NRCS Louise Lawrence, Maryland Department of Agriculture Shawn Maloney, University of Maryland Bill Matuszeski, Director of the CBPO (1991-2001 and Chairman of the Board of the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay Jude Maul, USDA-ARS Greg McCarty, USDA-ARS Ted McConnell, University of Maryland Beth McGee, Chesapeake Bay Foundation Josh McGrath, University of Maryland John Meisinger, USDA ARS Steven Mirsky, Maryland Department of the Environment Gary Moore, Virginia DCR Matt Mullin, Chesapeake Bay Commission Joel Myers, Myers Farm Sara Parr, Chesapeake Research Consortium - CBPO Russ Perkinson, Virginia DCR Royden Powell, Maryland Department of Agriculture Marel Raub, Chesapeake Bay Commission John Rhoderick, Maryland Department of Agriculture Christina Richmond, West Virginia Department of Agriculture Bill Rohrer, Delaware Nutrient Management Commission Department of Agriculture John Rowehl, Penn State University Paul Salon, USDA-NRCS Frank Schneider, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Kevin Sellner, Chesapeake Research Consortium John Spargo, USDA-ARS Ken Staver, Wye Research and Education Center - UMD Pat Stuntz, Keith Campbell Foundation Ann Swanson, Chesapeake Bay Commission Richard Taylor, University of Delaware John Timmons, USDA-NRCS Jamie Ulrich, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Elizabeth Van Dolah, Chesapeake Research Consortium Sarah Weammert, Mid Atlantic Water Program - UMD Ray Weil, University of Maryland Hank Zygmunt, EPA Region III Presentations: State Reports: Morning Session Virginia, West Virginia, and Maryland Questions and Discussion Pennsylvania, New York, and Delaware Questions and Discussion Virginia (Chris Lawrence, VA DCR) West Virginia (Tom Basden, West Virginia University) Presentation not available Maryland (Russ Brinsfield, University of Maryland) Pennsylvania (Mark Goodson,USDA-NRSC) New York (Paul Salon, USDA-NRCS) Delaware (Michael Brown, DE DNREC) Principles for Managing Cover Crops for Protecting Water Quaility in the Chesapeake Bay: Jack Meisinger, USDA-ARS, and Ken Staver, Wye Center-UMD Cover Crop Basics Questions and Discussion Scale: From Field to Bay Questions and Discussion Remote Sensing Applications for Monitoring Cover Crop Implementation, Evaluating Effectiveness, and Verifying Compliance: Dean Hively, USDA-ARS Questions and Discussion Cover Crop Implementation Strategies: Economics and Practice Questions and Discussion Cover Crop Adoption: Economic Questions (Jim Pease, Virginia Tech) Understanding the Role of Culture in Farmer Decison-making and Its Relevancy to Environmental and Agricultural Policies and Programs (Shawn Maloney, University of Maryland) Influences Effecting Farmer Participation in Cover Crop Programs (Louise Lawrence, MDA) Maryland Commodity Cover Crop Program (Bob Kratochvil, University of Maryland) What Determines the Cost of Reducing N from Cover Crops? (Ted McConnell, University of Maryland) Cover Crop Lessions Learned: Successes, Failures, Opportunities, and Evaluation Strategies Delaware (Michael Brown, DE DNREC) Questions and Discussion New York (Paul Salon, UDSA-NRCS) Questions and Discussion Pennsylvania (Mark Goodson, USDA-NRCS) Questions and Discussion Maryland (Royden Powell, MDA) Questions and Discussion West Virginia (Tom Basden, West Virginia University) Questions and Discussion Virginia (Gary Moore, VA DCR) Questions and Discussion Conference Partners: The Chesapeake Bay Commission The Chesapeake Bay Foundation The Chesapeake Bay Program's Nutrient Subcommittee - Agricultural Nutrient and Sediment Reduction Workgroup The Chesapeake Bay Program's Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee The University of Maryland College of Agriculture and Natural Resources The Harry R Hughes Center for Agro-Ecology, Inc. The University of Delaware The USDA Agricultural Research Service Contact Us Please direct all logistical questions to Elizabeth Van Dolah, Chesapeake Research Consortium (vandolahe@si.edu) | (410) 798-1283 Please direct all technical questions to Mark Dubin, University of Maryland - CBPO (mdubin@chesapeakebay.net) | (410) 267-9833 When: December 18-19, 2008 Where: Hilton Garden Inn, Kent Island Mission: To increase and optimize the implementation of winter cover crops across the Chesapeake Bay watershed to enhance agricultural sustainability, improve nutrient and soil conservation, and protect water quality within the Bay and its tributaries.

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