ORONO, Maine — Soil health is the theme of University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s annual sustainable agriculture twilight tour on Thursday, July 6, 4:30–7:30 p.m. at University of Maine’s Rogers Farm, 914 Bennoch Road, Old Town.
The free public event is designed for farmers, crop advisors and others interested in agricultural production who want to learn more about soil health, soil health demonstrations and tests, and UMaine research on innovative strategies to improve soil health in field crop production. Topics include undersowing cover crops in small grains, alternative cover crop termination methods, opportunities to reduce tillage and increase soil cover in potato-grain systems, and the role of soil health in lessening the impacts of severe weather.
Presenters include UMaine Extension water quality specialist John Jemison; Extension sustainable agriculture specialist Ellen Mallory; Extension sustainable agriculture research associate Tom Molloy; and UMaine graduate students in sustainable agriculture Audrey Laffley, Margaret McCollough, Margaret Pickoff and Brogan Tooley. Roger’s Farm is part of UMaine’s J.F. Witter Teaching and Research Center.
Participants will receive one pesticide certification credit and 2.5 certified crop advisor credits. Registration begins on-site at 4:15 p.m. For more information or to request a disability accommodation, contact Mallory, 207.581.2942, ellen.mallory@maine.edu. More information also is online.
—University of Maine Cooperative Extension
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