Event Details
Date
August 22, 2017
Time
8:30 am - 3:30 pm
Location
Orleans County 4-H Fairgrounds, Trolley Building
12690 Route 31
Albion, NY 14411
Cost
$40.00 pre-registered participant
$50.00 Walk-ins
Lunch included
Host
Orleans County SWCD
Dennis Kirby
585-589-5959
email Dennis Kirby
Pre-Registration Deadline: August 18, 2017
Soil Health Workshop with Cover Crop Interseeder & Herbicide Demonstration
August 22, 2017
Speaker Bios:
Wendy Taheri, PhD. - Is a microbial ecologist who is transforming the world of agriculture by developing microbebased, sustainable solutions to replace and reduce the plethora of toxic chemicals and environmentally-damaging practices currently used in conventional agriculture. Her research focuses on harnessing the power of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF) and other beneficial microbes; and has broad-ranging, practical applications.
John Wallace - John's research broadly focuses on integrated weed management strategies in conventional and organic field crop production systems that utilize conserbation tillage practices, with a particular focus on weed management tradeoffs associated with integrating cover crops into annual grain production systems. John is a post-doctoral research associate at Penn State University and will soon join Cornell as an Assistant Professor at Geneva.
Please arrive early if signing up for CE credits.
** DEC Pesticide Credits and CCA credits pending.
WNY Soil Health Allicance Workshop Flyer (PDF; 609KB)
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