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2025 National No-Tillage Conference Louisville, KY January 7-10, 2025  District Conservation Technician Jason Cass attended the National No-tillage Conference recently in a cold and snowy Louisville, KY. The presenters were farmers and ranchers of all kinds, experts and academics, equipment engineers and international speakers. Especially valuable are the farmer round-tables and experienced panels of producers sharing their stories. The focus was on regenerative agricultural issues like the benefits of no-tillage and strip-tillage planting operations, selecting, using, terminating cover crops, equipment needs and requirements, integrating grazing and forages, nutrient and pesticide applications, and more. If local producers have an interest in attending next year’s conference, contact Jason for scholarship information. Allegan.Admin@macd.org

Allegan Conservation District Annual Meeting for the Fiscal Year 2024 Agenda: Reporting on district’s progress, board elections, and socializing Location: Trowbridge Township Hall, 913 32nd St, Allegan Date: September 21, 2024 Time: 11:00am-12:00pm Fiscal Year 2025 Annual Budget hearing and monthly business meeting 12:00pm-1:00pm Voting and social hour Parties Running: One (1) year term: Caleb Smith Two (2) year term: Mary Colborn and Jaclyn Hulst Four (4) year term: Troy Carns

ACD director Brian Talsma was interviewed by Channel 13 about the Allegan County Spongy moth issue.

Our District Conservation Technician-Jason Cass attended the National No-Tillage Conference in Indianapolis the second week of January. The three days were packed with informative sessions from early morning into the evening. Classes covered a diversity of topics focused on how farmers can implement conservation practices such as no-till and cover crops on their farms, and what they stand to gain. A few of the session titles include Profitable Cover Crop Strategies, What Is No-till Soil Really Worth, Diversifying Your No-till Operations and Revenue Streams, and Keeping Rain Where It Falls with No-Till, as well as farmer panels, vendors, and round-table discussions.  The conference was an important learning opportunity that improved the capacity of the District to provide technical assistance. Hopefully next year we can get some of our local farmers to attend as well.