Next Level Soil Health Workshop
April 30 @ 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
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Date: April 30th
Time: 9:00 – 3:00 PM
Location: Standish Town Hall, 175 Northeast Road, Rte 35, Standish, ME 04084
Registration: $40
Financial Assistance is Available Upon Request
Join UMaine Cooperative Extension for a full day program focused on taking farm soil health practices to the next level. This program is for farmers who have experience with soil health practices and want to build on those outcomes and benefits. Topics will include crop rotation considerations, advanced cover cropping techniques, enhanced soil amendment use, and reduced tillage
Agenda
8:45 – 9:00 Registration and Refreshments
9:00 – 9:20 Welcome and Discussion
9:20 – 10:00 Overview of Cover Cropping Best Practices (Rotation, Species Selection Tools, Seeding Approaches, etc.): Caragh Fitzgerald – UMaine Cooperative Extension
10:00 – 10:50 Nutrient Management with Cover Crops: Jason Lilley – UMaine Cooperative Extension
BREAK
11:05 – 12:00 Nutrient Considerations with Compost, Manure and Biochar: Nick Rowley – UMaine Cooperative Extension
Lunch: Provided
12:45 – 1:15 Interseeding Cover Crops: Jason Lilley – UMaine Cooperative Extension
1:15 – 2:00 Tractor Scale Reduced Tillage Approaches: Julie Fine – American Farmland Trust
2:10 – 3:00 Open Soil Health Sharing, Planning, and Discussion
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