Rural Roots

11 am – 12:00 noon PST

Advance registration not required

Session Details: Jan 27, 2021 2:00 pm US/Eastern     Duration: 01:00 (hh:mm)
*** Please join the session 30 minutes prior to the start of the webinar. ***

What will you learn?
Join this webinar as we discuss the soil health impacts of organic high tunnel management and opportunities to improve soil quality. This final in a three-part series focused on organic management of high tunnels will discuss soil health. Speakers will describe the state of soils in high tunnels and some issues of concern. Participants will learn about soil health measures, the effects of soil disturbance and interactions between nutrient management and cover crops.

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Presenter(s):

Dr. Julie Grossman, Associate Professor, Soil Agroecology and Organic Food Systems & Organic Programs Coordinator, College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN

Dr. Krista L. Jacobsen, Associate Professor of Sustainable Agriculture, Department of Horticulture, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

Dr. Cary Rivard, Director, K-State Research & Extension, Horticulture & Forestry & Extension Vegetable & Fruit Crop Specialist, Manhattan, KS

Session Details: Jan 27, 2021 2:00 pm US/Eastern     Duration: 01:00 (hh:mm)
*** Please join the session 30 minutes prior to the start of the webinar. ***

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Who should participate?
Land Owner, Conservationists, Agronomists, Land Managers, Technical Service Providers

Education Credits Units:

Certified Crop Advisors (CCA) – 1 hour CCA – S Credit    [status: Approved]

Certificate of Participation – 0 hour NA Credit    [status: Approved]

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