Soil Health Dos and Don'ts
Webinar Details
When:
Jul 12, 2022 2:00 pm US/Eastern
Length: 01:26 (hh:mm)
Advance Registration NOT required.
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Presenter(s):
- Keith Scoggins, State Agronomist (Cropland), MS in Plant and Soil Science, USDA NRCS, Little Rock, AR
- Troyce Barnett, State Agronomist, MS in Agriculture Sciences, USDA NRCS, Little Rock, AR
- Dr. Steve Green, Professor of Soil and Water Conservation, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR
- Dr. Bill Robertson, Professor and Extension Agronomist-Cotton, UA Division of Agriculture, Jackson County Extension Center, Newport, AR
- Adam Chappell, Farmer, MS in Entomology, Arkansas Soil Health Alliance, Cotton Plant, AR
- Shannon Griffin or designee, Assistant State Conservation Engineer, USDA NRCS, Little Rock, AR
Virtual Event Format:
Group Viewing Available:
Join us for this webinar during which soil health techniques such as cover crops, crop rotations, pest management, nutrient management, cash crop establishment, and water management will be discussed.
Participants will be able to ask questions for a round table on several soil health topics. These include:
• Cover Crop selection, seeding, termination and benefits
• Benefits to soil health by using crop rotations and crop rotations to avoid.
• Pest Management techniques including scouting and monitoring of pests, beneficial insects, pesticide carry-over and breaking the cycle of non-essential pesticide use.
• The 4-Rs in soil health system concerning nutrient management techniques.
• Cash crop establishment techniques in cover crop systems. Discuss benefits of planting green or planting after chemical termination.
• Benefits of soil health systems on water management. Specifically reductions in irrigation amounts and management techniques.
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