Best Land Management Practices Program Will Be Aug 5th

Make Plans to Attend!!!!   Tuesday, August 5^th I am having a Land Management Program at the McLean County Cooperative Extension Office from 9am-2:30pm.  This program will feature topics such as Soil Health, Use of Cover Crops, Residue Management, Grass Waterways, Prevention of Ditch and Riverbank Erosion, No Till Practices, Implementation of Conservation Practices, and the Economic Value of These Practices.  We will be spending the morning at the McLean County Extension Office listening to various speakers on these important topics.  Then after lunch we will hear from a panel of experts, including a McLean County Producer, then depart from the office for a site visit where we will experience some hands-on, in the field learning.  We will wrap up the day’s program about 2:30.  This is a joint effort between the McLean County Cooperative Extension Office, UK Extension Specialist, NRCS and the McLean County Conservation District.  If you are interested in attending, please contact the Extension Office by 4:30pm this Friday at (270)273-3690 so that we can plan accordingly.  Coffee and doughnuts will be provided by the McLean County Soil Conservation District and lunch is sponsored by First Security Bank.