Cover Crop Field Day

October 9, 2009

Smith Oak Farm

Hosted by Jefferson County Conservation District

The fog and clouds were heavy.

After registration and breakfast, the field day was ready to begin.

Jim Berry, JCCD and Suzy Smith, Smith Oak Farm welcomed everyone to the farm.

Participants were transported to the stations by the Smith Oak Shuttle or one of the hay wagons.

JCCD Director, Allen Campbell

Manure Calibration

Emily Bloom, Indiana Conservation District

Participants learned how to calibrate two kinds of manure spreaders.

First was the liquid manure spreader.

Jamie Ulrich, State Conservation Commission

Then the dry manure spreader.

Energy Crop Plots

Dave Wilson, King’s Agriseeds, Inc.

George Miller, PA Game CommissionDave Wilson, King’s Agriseeds, Inc. and Joel Hunter, Penn State

Cooperative Extension

No-Till Cover Crop Plots

Ron Hoover, Penn State University Kevin Fry, Penn State Cooperative Extension

Aerial Seeding

Jim Berry, JCCD; Dave Farwell, Rebecca Lynn Flying Service; Wayne Kizer, K B Seed Solutions

Animal Mortality Composting

Susan Alexander and J. Craig Williams, both of Penn State

Cooperative Extension

No-Till Demonstration

George Miller and Dale Kammedeiner, PA Game Commission

Ray Wiggers, Wiggers Farm Equipment Ron Hoover, Penn State Cooperative Extension

Bill Smith, Smith Oak FarmJoel Myers, No-Till Alliance

Todd and Terry Shearer, T. R. Shearer Ag Commodities

T. R. Shearer Ag Commodities

Front - Deb Wilson, Missy Buck, Suzy Smith; Back - Shaun Wessell, Jim Berry, Bill Smith

Brockway High School Future Farmer’s of America

Suzy, Justin and Weston Smith

JCCD Directors, Jack Corbin and Paul Corbin

Thank you to Smith Oak Farm!

Tyler and Jack Smith

L to r, Tyler, Justin, Suzy, Jack, Weston and Bill Smith

Paul Smith

Harry Smith

Thank you to our Sponsors/Partners

PA No-Till AlliancePA Ombudsman ProgramPenn State Cooperative ExtensionPenn State UniversityPioneer SeedsPlum Hollow DairyRebecca Lynn Flying ServicesS&T BankSeedWay SeedsSmith Oak FarmSoil & Water Conservation SocietySpruce Lawn FarmT. R. Shearer Ag CommoditiesTeamAG, Inc.United DairyVeolia Environmental ServicesRudy VrbanicWiggers Farm Equipment, Inc.

Ag Choice Farm CreditCedar Meadow FarmClearfield Conservation DistrictCommunity First BankDuBois SeedsErnst Conservation SeedsH&L Concrete ContractingHeadwaters RC&DHerb LandesIndiana Conservation DistrictJefferson County CommissionersJefferson Co. Development CouncilJefferson-Clarion Pamona GrangeMaple Mountain EquipmentK B Seed SolutionsKing’s Agriseeds, Inc.NRCSOregon Rye Grass CommissionPA Game Commission