Cover crops inter seeded in corn, Hudson Valley

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Cover Crop and Soil Health Workshop & Tour

Friday, November 4, 2016, 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM

***Join us - we'll be carpooling from Tioga County! To join the carpool, contact Margaret Ball, 607-687-4020.***

USDA-NRCS presents its annual Annual Cover Crop and Soil Health Workshop and Tour, with registration starting at 9:30am @ The BIG FLATS COMMUNITY BUILDING-TOWN OF BIG FLATS MUNICIPAL CAMPUS.

PRESENTERS ARE:

Bryan Emmett- Cornell University, Horticulture Section, Graduate Student in Laurie Drinkwater’s lab, Peering into the black box: the effects of plant genotype and agricultural management on the soil microbial community
Quirine Ketterings- Professor,andSarah Lyons, Graduate Student,Cornell University Dept. of Animal Science, Nutrient Management Spear Program; Dilemmas and Solutions for Planting and Harvesting Winter Cereals Grown as Double Crops in Corn Silage or Sorghum Rotations.
Heather Karsten- Penn. State University Dept. of Plant Science,Associate Professor of Crop Production/Ecology; Comparing Red clover, and Hairy Vetch/Triticale mixture as green manures between winter wheat and corn: yields, weed control and economics.
Sjoerd Duiker- Penn. State University Dept. of Plant Science,Associate Professor of Soil Management and Applied Soil Physics; The utilization of annual forage species for grazing within cropping systems and their impact on soil health.
Paul Salon-USDA-NRCS Soil Health Division; NE Region Soil Health Specialist. The demonstration of cover crop calculator for systematic approach for developing cover crop mixes.
Shawnna ClarkUSDA-NRCS, Plant Materials Center Manager, National Adaptability Trial on Cover Crop Cultivars ; and Paul SalonNE Region Soil Health Specialist- Tour of cover crop demonstration plots at Big Flats PMC, which includes a planting demo (species, varieties or mixes); some seeded at several seeding dates. Red clover seeded into corn at time of planting crop. Red clover seeded into cultivated corn. Corn seeded into rolled rye.

To register, please click on this link or copy and paste the URL https://goo.gl/forms/LHr8KjjUnGwNNQtD2

***Join us - we'll be carpooling from Tioga County! To join the carpool, contact Margaret Ball, 607-687-4020.***

For general workshop information contact paul.salon@ny.usda.gov or by calling 607-562-8404, ext. 103.

Other Info:

Certified Crop Advisor, PA nutrient Mgmt (3.5) and NY DEC pesticide credits (0.5) applied for.
Please let us know of any special accommodations as the afternoon portion is a walking tour