Indianapolis Fall Convention Tillage Council Speaker Announcement: Dr. Hans Kok
The Tillage Council, meeting at the 2013 Indianapolis Fall Con-vention, is hosting special guest speaker Dr. Hans Kok, the coordinator of the Indiana Conservation Cropping Systems Initiative (CCSI), a program sponsored by the Indiana Conservation Partnership.
The CCSI promotes a continuous, systematic approach to production agriculture, resulting in improved profitability, soil quality, and water quality on Indiana cropland by focusing on the following:
- Continuous no-till/strip-till
- Cover crops
- Precision farming
- Nutrient and pest management
From 2004 to 2009, Hans was an associate professor at both Washington State University and the University of Idaho, covering Extension programming for conservation tillage and bio-energy for both Idaho and Washington. Prior to this Extension role, he worked as conservation tillage specialist for Monsanto for seven years.
From 1990 to 1998 he was the state specialist for soil and water conservation for the Kansas State Cooperative Extension Service. He has also published over 30 extension publications, several articles in scientific journals, and received numerous professional awards.
Dr. Kok received Bachelors and Masters in Science degrees from the Agricultural University in The Netherlands, and a Ph.D. in Agricultural Engineering from the University of Idaho. A native of the Netherlands, he has worked on erosion protection projects in Spain and Israel, and worked for the USDA-ARS in the state of Washington.
The Tillage Council meeting will take place on Tuesday, October 22 at 3:15 pm.