1/3/2024 0 Comments Ag center fairThe Minnesota State Fair employs nearly 80 year-round full-time staff members and approximately 150 seasonal and 1,750 fair-time staff members. Space is limited, RSVP by April 7th to Kellie Wilson-Burt, Program Specialist, Glenn County Resource Conservation District by phone at 53 x3176 or by email at to reserve a spot and receive directions to the orchard.Join Us! Be part of Minnesota’s greatest celebration! She will bring her microscope with nematode samples for attendees to look at. Amanda Hodson, Soil Ecologist and Nematologist at UC Davis will do a short presentation on improving beneficial soil biology through management practices utilizing raw olive pomace, compost, and compost tea. The workshop will also highlight updates from our preliminary soil and water monitoring data, as well as opportunities for farmers to obtain free technical assistance to apply for future grant funding opportunities through CDFA’s Healthy Soils Program.īONUS TALK: Dr. CRARS will conduct a Water Infiltration / Rain Simulator Demonstration. The Glenn County Resource Conservation District is hosting this workshop. Soil Health Workshop: Cover Crop Termination & Effects of Pomace on Soil Health Tuesday, April 12, 2022, 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM, Cal. Space is limited and breakfast is included. The discussion will also include funding opportunities available to growers through CDFA’s Healthy Soils Program as well as other grower opportunities to address the changing climate. Treatment and control rows have been in place so Chico State’s Center for Regenerative Agriculture and Resilient Systems (CRARS) could monitor the impact of the cover crops to soil health for three years. Timing of winter cover crop seeding - Does it matter? Best management practices will be discussedĪt the olive orchard, California Olive Ranch planted cover crops in December 2020, October 2021 and September 2022 on approximately half of the field’s acreage.On-Site Slake Testing to determine soil structure.It has been three years of cover crop data collection and results! Attend to see. Join us and Glenn County Resource Conservation District for a discussion on cover cropping in orchards. RSVP (space is limited), preferably by March 24 th! (Breakfast burritos will be provided.) Your Partners will break programs down so you may learn what is available then talk one-on-one with their technical advisors to create a plan, if desired. Farm Bill Programs: EQIP, CSP, RCPP, NAP, TAP. CDFA Alternative Manure Management Program.Carl Moyer and FARMER Programs CDFA Healthy Soils Program & SWEEP.The Resource Conservation District is bringing together the County’s Department of Agriculture, Air Pollution Control District, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA Farm Service Agency and UC Cooperative Extension-Glenn County to help you learn about cost-share funding opportunities and loan options! Programs include: SECOND EVENT 10:30 am – Glenn County Partners Bring You Programs 101 for Farmers & RanchersĬome learn about local, state and federal funding opportunities to implement new management practices on YOUR FARM OR RANCH. Preliminary data from the three year study.Timing of winter cover crop seeding - Does it matter? Best management practices.On-Farm Water Infiltration Testing - how it works.Slake Testing to determine soil structure.Deep rooted cover crop profiles - how it improves water infiltration.Join us for a discussion on cover cropping in orchards. DOUBLE EVENT in Glenn County March 28, 2023, Glenn County, CA (or by ZOOM)įIRST EVENT 9:30 am – Cover Crop Planting … Year #3!
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