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Cotton Industry Leaders Share the Importance of Soil Health and Regenerative Agriculture During Virtual Showcase
Published 03-10-21
Submitted by The Soil Health Institute
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., March 10, 2021 /CSRwire/ – The Soil Health Institute (SHI), the non-profit charged with safeguarding and enhancing the vitality and productivity of soils, invites you to join Mr. Greg Bohrer, Director of Natural Capital at Walmart Foundation; Dr. Jesse Daystar, Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer at Cotton, Inc.; and Dr. Wayne Honeycutt, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Soil Health Institute, at the virtually held
Healthy Soils for Sustainable Cotton Farmer Showcase, at 2 p.m. (ET) on March 23, 2021.
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LITTLE ROCK Improving soil health is in the best interest of Arkansas cotton farmers, but producers use different strategies for doing so.
Bill Robertson, extension cotton agronomist, and Matt Fryer, extension soil instructor, both with the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, will moderate an online roundtable discussion with three Arkansas cotton producers about their experiences and methods for managing soil health in their farms.
The discussion, “Soil Health in Arkansas: Is it Profitable?”, begins at 1 p.m. (CST) on Feb. 16. It is free and open to the public. Registration is available at https://bit.ly/3piUjwY.
Cotton grows in the western San Joaquin Valley. The free webinar is part of an eight-episode series titled Healthy Soils for Sustainable Cotton Farmer Showcase.
Feb 09, 2021
A group of California farmers will share their experiences improving soil health in cotton production by growing cover crops, reducing tillage, applying compost and other practices during an online session at 11 a.m. Feb. 23.
The free webinar is part of an eight-episode series titled
Healthy Soils for Sustainable Cotton Farmer Showcase, in which U.S. cotton farmers and soil health experts are livestreamed at 11 a.m. (PST) every Tuesday through March 23. The program targets cotton producers, consultants and others interested in cotton production and soil health.
Soil health in cotton production to top Feb. 9 seminar. Healthy Soils for Sustainable Cotton Farmer Showcase discusses cover crops, improving soil moisture and increasing soil organic matter levels.
Soil health and cotton production in Texas will take center stage Feb. 9, 2021, during the virtual Healthy Soils for Sustainable Cotton Farmer Showcase.
The event, sponsored by the Soil Health Institute, will feature discussions between two Texas producers and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension specialists about the challenges and benefits of adopting practices to improve soil health.
Topics to be covered include managing cover crops to minimize water use; improving soil moisture levels; and increasing soil organic matter levels.