Event Offers DEC Credits

Event Details

Date

August 22, 2017

Time

8:30 am - 3:30 pm

Location

Orleans County 4-H Fairgrounds, Trolley Building
12690 Route 31
Albion, NY 14411

Cost

$40.00 pre-registered participant


$50.00 Walk-ins

Lunch included

Host

Orleans County SWCD
Dennis Kirby
585-589-5959

Pre-Registration Deadline: August 18, 2017

Soil Health Workshop with Cover Crop Interseeder & Herbicide Demonstration

August 22, 2017

Soil Health Workshop with Cover Crop Interseeder & Herbicide Demonstration

Speaker Bios:

Wendy Taheri, PhD. - Is a microbial ecologist who is transforming the world of agriculture by developing microbebased, sustainable solutions to replace and reduce the plethora of toxic chemicals and environmentally-damaging practices currently used in conventional agriculture. Her research focuses on harnessing the power of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF) and other beneficial microbes; and has broad-ranging, practical applications.

John Wallace - John's research broadly focuses on integrated weed management strategies in conventional and organic field crop production systems that utilize conserbation tillage practices, with a particular focus on weed management tradeoffs associated with integrating cover crops into annual grain production systems. John is a post-doctoral research associate at Penn State University and will soon join Cornell as an Assistant Professor at Geneva.

Please arrive early if signing up for CE credits.

** DEC Pesticide Credits and CCA credits pending.


WNY Soil Health Allicance Workshop Flyer (PDF; 609KB)


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