Soil Health Workshop for Vegetable Growers
Event Details

Date
December 5, 2024
Time
9:30am - 3:00pm
Location
Tiashoke Farm Store
11834 NYS Rt 40
Schaghticoke, NY 12154
Host
Agricultural Stewardship Association
Event Registration
Date: December 05, 2024
Time: 9:30 am - 3:00 pm
Place: Tiashoke Farm Store
Address: 11834 NYS Route 40, Schaghticoke, NY 12154
Presented by the Agricultural Stewardship Association Inc. and Cornell Cooperative Extension
Join us for a full-day workshop of presentations and discussions focusing on soil health concepts and best management practices for vegetable growers. Topics include tarping, maintaining soil health in high tunnels, cover cropping, reduced tillage, compost microbiology, and more.
COST: $30 for the first attendee, and $20 for each additional attendee from the same farming operation. Includes lunch.
1.75 DEC pesticide recertification credits available in categories 1A, 10, and 23.
Register here: https://www.agstewardship.org/...
AGENDA:
9:30 am: Welcome & introductions, coffee & refreshments
9:45 am: Soil health concepts and the effects of soil type, cropping system, and management on soil health (Joseph Amsili, Cornell University and New York Soil Health Initiative)
10:15 am: Assessing qualities of compost and teas. (Nadim Atalla, Founder & Soil Health Specialist at Mycoscope)
10:45 am: Tarping research updates (Crystal Stewart-Courtens, CCE Eastern NY Commercial Horticulture Program and Philia Farm)
11:15-11:30 am: Break
11:30 am: Cover cropping in reduced tillage systems (Jean-Paul Stewart-Courtens, Philia Farm)
12:00 pm: Grower panel and discussion: How we maintain soil health using tarps, reduced tillage, and other practices TBD
12:30-1:30 pm: Hearty, Locally-Sourced Lunch (catered by local Chef Helen McIntosh)
1:30 pm: Maintaining soil health in high tunnels (Jud Reid, CCE Cornell Vegetable Program and Harvest NY)
2:00 pm: Tying together soil health and climate change resiliency (Kitty O'Neil, CCE Harvest NY)
2:30 pm: Overview of programs offered by NRCS (Kate Girard)
3:00 pm: End program
Register here: https://www.agstewardship.org/...


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