Soil Health Workshop & Dinner Hosted by the Kent Conservation District Presentation by UDel Cooperative Extension. Earn continuing education credits! Limited reservations, RSVP today: 302-608-5370.
!!Free Field Day!! Advanced Cover Cropping December 6, 2023 Queen Anne, MD For more information or to register visit go.umd.edu/advancedcovercropping or call 410-651-1350. Approved for 4 nutrient management credits (MD & DE) and 5 CCA credits.
Speakers: Joseph Haymaker, Virginia Tech - Utilizing Cover Crops to Offset Fertilizer Inputs for Corn on Sandy Loam Soils Tim Woodward, Cofounder, Virginia Seed Company - Choosing a Cover Crop Species that Works for Your Farm Nate Bruce, Farm Business Management Specialist, University of Delaware Cooperative Extension - Soil Health, Cover Crops and Your Farm Business Plan Preregistration required, lunch provided, NM CEUs […]
Free Film Screening & Panel Discussion Free Film Screening and Panel Discussion of Delmarva and the Ground for Change Please join us for a FREE film screening of this documentary film on soil health and climate change, hosted by Nanticoke Watershed Alliance and ShoreRivers, in conjunction with University of Delaware. The film screening will be followed by a panel discussion with […]
Soil Health and Cover Crops 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, January 10, 2024 Exhibit Hall Moderator: Nick Adams, New Castle County Ag Agent, University of Delaware Cooperative Extension 6:00 p.m. – 6:40 p.m. Research update on cover crop results and other soil-based research. Healing through soil therapy! Jarrod Miller, Agronomy Specialist, University of Delaware Cooperative Extension 6:40 p.m. – […]
Agronomy Corn and Cover Crops Thursday, January 11, 2024 8:50 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Exhibit Hall 8:50 a.m. Opening Remarks Dr. Jarrod Miller, University of Delaware 9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. NRCS Updates on Soil Health Jayme Arthurs, State Resource Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Service 9:30a.m. – 9:50 a.m. Research in 2023 Corn Weed Management Dr. Mark VanGessel, Extension Weed […]
Speakers: Lucas Criswell, farmer, Lewisburg, PA Jim Hoorman, Owner, Hoorman Soil Health Services Chris Morrison, Precision Ag Specialist, Hoober Inc. Preregistration required, lunch provided, NM CEUs pending.
Please join the Maryland Department of Agriculture and ShoreRivers on January 23 for a soil health meeting and breakfast to learn about efforts toward building healthy soils in Maryland. This event will be held from 8:30–11:30am at the Ruthsburg Community Center (105 Damsontown Road, Queen Anne, MD 21657), and include updates on current soil health programs and funding, drainage and soil health, and […]
The Delmarva Soil Summit is the leading regional conference offering soil health information for farmers at every scale bringing in hundreds of attendees including farmers, experts, and professionals from the Mid-Atlantic region and beyond. Whether you farm 2 or 2,000 acres this conference will deliver information for all production systems and scales.
Topics to be discussed: USDA, NRCS current funding initiatives, Kent Conservation District Soil Health Evaluations, and current research on soil health.
