Building Soils for Successful Crops
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Friday, August 29th
10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Vorsteveld Family Farm (Panton, VT)
Register HERE Today to Reserve Your Spot (and LUNCH)!
Click HERE to download the flyer
The UVM Extension Champlain Valley Crop, Soil and Pasture Team, Middlebury NRCS and the Vorsteveld Family Farm will host a hands on Soil Health/No-till/Cover Crop Workshop in Panton, VT on August 29.
Joel Myers, a No-Till Consultant and retired NRCS State Agronomist in Pennsylvania will share his knowledge of practical no-till approaches, including challenging soil conditions and how to utilize dairy manure in no-till systems.
This event is FREE for farmers and includes lunch with pre-registration.
JOIN US IN THE FIELD FOR:
- Soil Pits...Get up close and look at what clay soils look like under different types of management and how farming practices can improve soil health
- Cover Crop Plots...Take a look at 8 different cover crop mixes planted side by side
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Take a look at the latest tools & equipment farmers are using to reduce tillage, incorporate manure and
- No-Till Planting & Manure Injection in Action
- See soil health in action...a rainfall simulator will be set up to show you how healthy soils function both above and below ground.
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Talk toother farmers and local service providers about what they are doing this year and beyond to improve healthy soil function and grow better crops.
4 Certified Crops Adviser credits will be available.
PLEASE REGISTER (HERE) by
AUGUST 26TH TO GET LUNCH!!
https://soilhealthfieldday.eventbrite.com
To request a disability-related accomodation to participate in the program, contact Donna Brown at 1-800-956-1125 or 802-388-4969 by August 15, 2014 so we may assist you.
Friday, August 29th
10:00 - 3:00
Vorsteveld Family Farm | Panton, VT
contact Rico Balzano (rico.balzano@uvm.edu) 388-4969 x338
or George Tucker (George.Tucker@vt.usda.gov) 388-6748 x121.
https://soilhealthfieldday.eventbrite.com
Thank you to our Field Day Sponsors:
Joel will also present at the Soil Health Workshop on August 28 in Waterford, VT hosted by St. Johnsbury NRCS and Essex County NRCD.
Thursday, August 28th | 10:00 - 3:00
Gingue Bros. Dairy | Waterford, VT
contact Sarah Damsell (Sarah.Damsell@vt.nacdnet.net) 748-2641 x114, or Brandon Carpenter (Brandon.Carpenter@vt.usda.gov) 748-2641 x106.
newsletter, please share it and encourage them to join our mailing list. Meanwhile, please call if you have an interest in helping us move forward with selecting projects that you feel are important to you. We are hearing more about how soil health is so critical to your farm profitability and will protect the lake water quality, we just need to be sure any moves toward reduced tillage and more soil cover are based on good field research data.
