UMaine Extension sustainable agriculture twilight tour July 6
Soil health is the theme of University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s annual sustainable agriculture twilight tour 4:30–7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 6, at UMaine’s Rogers Farm, 914 Bennoch Road, Old Town.
The free public event is designed for farmers, crop advisers and others interested in agricultural production who want to learn more about soil health, including demonstrations and tests, and UMaine research on innovative strategies to improve soil health in field crop production. Topics will include undersowing cover crops in small grains, alternative cover crop termination methods, opportunities to reduce tillage and increase soil cover in potato-grain systems, and the role of soil health in lessening the effects of severe weather.
Scheduled presenters include John Jemison, a UMaine Extension water quality specialist; Ellen Mallory, an Extension sustainable agriculture specialist; Tom Molloy, an Extension sustainable agriculture research associate; and UMaine graduate students in sustainable agriculture Audrey Laffley, Margaret McCollough, Margaret Pickoff and Brogan Tooley.
Participants will receive one pesticide certification credit and 2.5 certified crop adviser credits. Registration begins on-site at 4:15 p.m. For more information or to request a disability accommodation, contact Mallory at 581.2942, ellen.mallory@maine.edu. More information also is online.