Soil Health Resources for Farmers in the First State
Visit: https://www.farmers.gov/conservation/soil-health Learn more about the principles to improve soil health and soil health practices for working lands. Delaware farmers Blaine Hitchens and Chip Baker make a cameo in a short video about no-till management!
Visit: https://www.sare.org/resources/cover-crops/?tid=3 Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education is a robust resource for farmers in the Northeast. Their materials include research-based books, factsheets and videos, available online at no cost.
Visit: https://sites.udel.edu/weeklycropupdate/?tag=planting-green
Visit: https://sites.udel.edu/weeklycropupdate/?tag=cover-crops
University of Maryland Extension Article Visit: https://extension.umd.edu/programs/environment-natural-resources/program-areas/master-gardener-program/volunteer-resources/year-soil-health 2022 is the Year of Soil Health Stop treating soil like dirt! This year in the Master Gardener Grow It Eat It program, we are celebrating the resource that supports all life on earth – soil.
Visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUcWoNPOfHo&list=PL_LtS_XxqLt9YOxdDxg7uh9pbfpRJ30af Featuring talks by Keith Berns (Green Cover Seed), Dr. Kris Nichols (KRIS Systems Education & Consultation) and Dr. Rob Myers (SARE), along with farmer panel discussions for both large-scale and small-scale producers.
A Northeast SARE Regional Cover Crops Training- SARE Outreach 2016 Visit: https://www.sare.org/resources/cover-crops-for-soil-health-workshop/ This three-day professional development workshop, hosted by Northeast SARE and Delaware State University in March 2016, addressed the latest research on the benefits and successful management of cover crops in grain, vegetable and animal production systems. All session recordings are available as a YouTube playlist, or browse to […]