Building and Managing Healthy Soils
Watkins Mill State Park – Visitor’s Center
26600 Park Road North, Lawson, MO 64062
alternate directions:
Look for VISITOR CENTER signs near
NE 161 St, Kearney, MO 64060
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Saturday, April 13, 2013
9:00 am-2:00 pm
Soil is both the literal and figurative foundation of your farm. There is far more to soil than meets the eye. Because soil management is an integral skill on successful sustainable farms, producers should develop an understanding of basic soil principles and implement soil management practices that maximize soil biology, structure, and nutrition. This workshop will present agricultural soil basics and cover cropping specifics, complemented by a showcase of real-world sustainable soil management practices on a local farm. New and existing specialty crop producers should attend.
9:00-10:00 Introduction to Basic Soil Health ~~ Doug Peterson, State Soil Health Conservationist, Missouri NRCS
10:00-10:15 Break
10:15-11:15 Incorporating Cover Cropping Strategies into your Farming Operation ~~ Greg Stegner, Resource Conservationist, NRCS and Cover Crop Practitioner
11:15-12:00 An Overview of the Soil Management Activities at Fair Share Farm ~~ Tom Ruggieri, Co-Owner/Operator Fair Share Farm.
12:00-1:00 Lunch (provided) and travel to Fair Share Farm
1:00-2:00 Tour of Fair Share Farm with Discussion Specific to Soil Management
This workshop is being brought to you by University of Missouri Extension, a partner of the Growing Growers program.
Cost to attend this workshop is $30. To register, fill out the form below and mail with payment by April 5.
The original .PDF + form is found at this link: http://extension.missouri.edu/platte/documents/grape/2013HealthySoilsWorkshop.pdf
If you have questions, or for further information, contact
Marlin Bates, MU Extension Horticulture Specialist
at (816)270-2141
or email batesma (a) missouri . edu
