Soil Health Workshop - Upper Sandusky

8:00 A.M. Registration & Social Time

Agenda

•ECO Farming: Soil Ecology & Nutrient Recycling

•Biology of Soil Compaction

•Economics of Cover Crops

•Keeping Nutrients out of Surface Water

Lunch Break

•Soil Demonstrations

•Raising Homegrown Nitrogen Cover Crops

•Managing Grasses and Brassica Cover Crops

•Managing Pests: Voles & Slugs

•Maximizing Mycorrhizae in Your Cropping System

•Open Discussion: Using & Managing Cover Crops

Program Evaluation and Adjourn

Presenters:

James Hoorman, NRCS Soil Health Specialist, Ohio & Michigan

Alan Sundermeier, OSU Extension, Wood County