Compost & Soil Health: Restoring Health & Rebalancing the Climate In partnership with Million Acre Challenge, in this this webinar, presenters Calla Rose Ostrander and Jean Bonhotal will present the latest benefits composting provides to the soil, plants and climate. Calla Rose Ostrander will provide an overview of the effects of composting on carbon, water, […]
Grazing Strategies for Resilience and Profitability Interested in experimenting with no-till annuals, increasing your organic matter, and decreasing your input costs without sacrificing the well-being of your animals? This is the workshop for you! Join Future Harvest, UMES Extension small ruminant specialist Dr. E. Nelson Escobar, UME pasture specialist Amanda Grev, NRCS and Million Acre […]
This on-farm meetup at UDC Firebird Farm is for all those interested in exploring soil health management systems on diversified farms. Alongside host, Dr. Nazirahk Amen, connect with other farmers who are learning about farming regeneratively. In addition to vegetables, Nazirahk grows rice, dry beans, popcorn and other specialty crops and is a wealth of […]
Join our Grain Production Soil Health Hub meetings every first Thursday of the month for networking and farmer-to-farmer connections centered on grain production. Bring your soil health challenges and inspirations. These meetings are for grain farmers and those who support them. All scales are welcome, and the agenda is intentionally unstructured to give you time […]
Grazing on Marginal Land: Agroforestry and Building Pasture Do you have a few acres of marginal, overgrown land and are wondering, "what's next?" At Spring Pastures Farm, farmers Brooke and Tom are converting rocky, semi-wooded terrain into thriving pastureland for their herd of Devon beef cattle. Utilizing rotational grazing and a low-input approach, their Middletown […]
Learn more about how to take your pastures up a notch. Chat with pastured livestock producers, Amanda Paul & Sam White, of Leaning Pine Farm. The farm has long prioritized soil health, and they continue to refine and enhance their soils today. Sam and Amanda recognize that although these farming practices can be time- and […]
Join our Specialty Crop Soil Health Hub meetings every second Thursday of the month for networking and farmer-to-farmer connections centered on grain production. Bring your soil health challenges and inspirations. These meetings are for all specialty crop farmers (fruits, vegetables, flowers, more!) and those who support them. All scales are welcome, and the agenda is […]
Profiting with Compost and the Importance of Compost Quality The fifth webinar of the series, Profiting with Compost & the Importance of Compost Quality, will feature presenters Dr. Greg Evanylo, professor in the School of Plant and Environmental Sciences at Virginia Tech and Jayne Merner Senecal, farmer and composter at Earth Care Farm in Rhode Island. They will present […]
Compost - Soil - Plant: Putting the Many Facets Together The sixth and final webinar of the series, Compost – Soil – Plant: Putting the Many Facets Together, features Dr. William F. Brinton, founder and Chief Science Officer of Woods End Laboratories. In this presentation, Dr. Brinton will discuss the significance of how compost quality […]
Want to get even better results from one of your farm's most valuable tools? Farmer-educators, Keith Berns and Steve Groff, team up for this FREE event designed to help you gain a better understanding of how managing for soil health can increase profitability, improve resilience, and take farm stewardship to the next level. Join us […]
