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New technologies and innovative practices that promise to improve food systems’ resilience at their very roots the soil are emerging.
These promising approaches are coming at a time when there is a growing commitment among producers, scientists, food companies, and policymakers to cultivate healthier soil.
The National Center for Appropriate Technology’s (NCAT) Soil Health Innovations Conference will allow attendees to immerse themselves in the soil-health movement and connect with its most forward-thinking practitioners all from the comfort of wherever it is that they’re most comfortable these days.
The virtual conference which was postponed in 2020 because of concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic will bring together leading experts and innovative farmers from around the U.S. to share the latest in soil science, best practices in soil management, and the emerging technologies that will drive the future of sustainable and regenerative agriculture.
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LENTEN FISH FRY DINNERS: The Latham-Colonie Knights of Columbus located at 328 Troy-Schenectady Road, Latham, 12110, will be hosting Lenten Fish Fry Dinners beginning Ash Wednesday, February 17, 2021. and continuing every Friday from February 19th 2021 through and including Good Friday April 2nd 2021. The “Take Out” dinner includes; Fish Fry or Clam Roll served with French Fries or Onion Rings and Coleslaw. All Dinners are $10.00 each. Please call 518 892 3750 for reservations, please indicate pick up time requested. Social distancing and masks are required per CDC guidelines. www.lathamcoloniekofc.com/events.
Candace Krebs
Special to Ag Journal
Decades of research shows that biodiversity is essential for the health of the land, livestock and even humans, a pioneering range management specialist says.
Ecologists have been talking about the value of biodiversity for years, but a “blend of old ideas with emerging things starting to come about in the scientific literature today” demonstrates “the wisdom of the body” is something that can be studied, honored and strengthened, according to Fred Provenza.
Provenza talked at length about the topic during an online appearance at the winter conference of the Montana Organic Association.
Provenza began his studies in Colorado, where he worked on a ranch near Salida and studied wildlife biology at Colorado State University. He is now retired after 30 years at Utah State University and lives with his wife on a small acreage near Ennis, Montana.
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