April 28, 2022, FarmOps: Soil Health Training

CCE Albany County, 24 Martin Road, Voorheesville, NY 12186 & Indian Ladder Farm, 342 Altamont Road, Altamont, NY

9:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Register: https://caahp.ccext.net/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=154

Cost (Lunch, refreshments, and materials are included):

• Veterans can attend this workshop free of charge. Pre-registration is still required.
• $40 for the first person attending, $20 for each additional person for residents of the CAAHP team area (Albany, Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer, Schenectady and Washington Counties).
• $60 for the first person attending, $20 for each additional person for residents outside the CAAHP team area (Albany, Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer, Schenectady and Washington Counties)

Soil health is the foundation of all agricultural operations. This training will begin with presentations on the chemical, physical, and biological aspects of soil health. It will include understanding soil health tests, and how to build soil health with cover crops and cropping systems. Soil health principles will be illustrated with table-top demonstrations. Then we’ll go into the field for demonstrations to gain a better understanding of soil health.

This workshop will include:

• Soil Health Principles
• Understanding the Cornell Soil Health Test and Soil Maps
• Cover Crops & Cropping Systems
• Table-Top Soil Health Demonstrations
• Slake test
• Porosity Demonstration
• Soil Ribbon – Soil Texture Test
• Solvita Field Soil CO2 Test
• Soil Profile Demo
• Soil Compaction test
• Water infiltration test
• Soil Sampling demonstration
• Appropriate Tillage & Machinery Discussion
• Root Health
• Soil Organisms sampling

Current CDC guidelines will be followed. Masks are required, regardless of vaccination status, when a 6-foot distance cannot be maintained.