WELLMAN, Iowa — Soil Health Academy will present “Regenerative Farming & Ranching” on February 20-22, 2018 from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM at Steve Berger Farms, 1267 Elm Ave, Wellman, Iowa. The event features Ray Archuleta, David Brandt, and Gabe Brown.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN…
- Soil Ecosystem Function
- Ecosystem Processes
- How to use Soil Assessment Tools
- Integrated Pest Management Strategies
- Designing and Implementing Multi-Species Cover Crops
- Benefits of Livestock Integration into Cropping Systems
- Economic and Ecological Resilience of Stacked Enterprises
- Biomimicry- Mimicking Nature’s Processes will Reduce Dependency on Chemical Inputs!
- Diversity- Multispecies Covers, Intercropping – Poly-Cropping…and More!
WHAT TO EXPECT…
- SHA students are better equipped to withstand the challenges of every day agriculture.
- SHA helps our students understand how to work their way out of the debt trap.
- SHA opens up a world of possibilities in agriculture that many did not know existed.
FROM FORMER STUDENTS…
- “The material presented at the Soil Health Academy was everything we were hoping to cover and then some.”
- “I really enjoyed the instructor’s passion, their diversity of knowledge, and their engaging personalities.”
- “The Soil Health Academy was the best 3 days in my 35 years of farming.”
Register by Phone 417-933-2249. Tuition of $1,275 includes all classes, digital course materials, and Lunch Daily!
Washington Soil & Water Conservation District is Offering 18 – $500 Scholarships. Must be in the West Fork Creek Watershed or in Washington County, IA. To Sign Up Call: 319-653-6654 ext. 3
For more details see www.soilhealthconsulting.com. The class is limited to 50 participants.
— Soil Health Consulting
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