Addressing change and challenge in manure applications
Gloria Hafemeister
MADISON – 2020 certainly brought a lot of change and challenge for agriculture producers. While the pandemic forced Discovery Farms Programs in Wisconsin and Minnesota to cancel the annual conference, farmers, soil conservationists and crop consultants were still able to take advantage of educational opportunities online.
The theme for this year s Discovery Farms’ weekly virtual conference series is “Keeping up with your conservation goals through change and challenge.”
A recent conference featured Dr. Christine Morgan of the Soil Health Institute in North Carolina who described soil health as the capacity of soil to function as a vital living ecosystem sustaining plants and animals. She notes that there are very different soils in different parts of the country or even within a state. However, that doesn’t mean they can’t all be healthy and productive.
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Wisconsin Ag Connection - 12/21/2020 Discovery Farms Programs in Wisconsin and Minnesota will continue to hold its virtual conference series during January. The online programs are held each Wednesday.
On January 6, Larry Gunderson of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture will join University of Minnesota Extension specialist Greg Klinger is reviewing groundwater protection rules and how it effects farming and nutrient management.
Tim Radatz with Discovery Farms Minnesota will facility the January 13 episode on tile drainage and how on-farm monitoring and practical management impacts farmers.
The January 20 webinar will feature rules and tools about manure, presented by Dustin Goering with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Steve Schmit of Minnesota PCA.