Dig Into Soil Health
DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) -- Chances to learn more about the soil health movement abound this summer.
The Soil Health Partnership, an initiative of the National Corn Growers Association, is sponsoring a series of field days. The group works closely with diverse organizations including commodity groups, industry, foundations, federal agencies, universities and environmental groups.
The workshops explore improving soil health as a means to protect topsoil, manage extreme weather, increase profitability, protect water quality and sequester carbon. These practices include reducing tillage, growing cover crops and adopting advanced nutrient management strategies.
Monitor www.soilhealthpartnership.org for additional opportunities and to register. Here's a list of some of scheduled events:
July 12, Decatur, Illinois: "Strip-Till Demo Day"
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July 17, Buffalo, Minnesota: Soil Health and Tillage Field Day
July 25, Hoopeston, Illinois: Strip-Till and Cover Crop Seeding Demo Day
July 26, Auburn, Illinois: Lake Springfield Watershed Soil Health Field Day
July 26, Chatsworth, Illinois: Strip-Till Systems and Soybean Cyst Nematode Management
August 8, Springview, Nebraska: Gangwish Field Day
Aug. 9, Golden, Illinois: Cover Crop Diversity and Soil Health
Sept. 4, Toluca, Illinois: Water Quality and Soil Health
Sept. 6, Decatur, Illinois: Cover Crops: Seeding Techniques and Soil Health
Sept. 14, Stockton, Illinois: Cover Crop Diversity and Soil Health
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