Soil Health in High Tunnel Production
Webinar Details
When:
Oct 11, 2016 2:00 pm US/Eastern
Length: 01:05 (hh:mm)
Advance Registration NOT required.
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Presenter(s):
- Julie Grossman, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Horticultural Science, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN
- Krista Jacobsen, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Horticulture, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
CEU Credits/Certificate Offered:
- Certificate of Participation
- Conservation Planner (CP) - 1 hour Conservation Planning Credit
Virtual Event Format:
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Participants in this webinar will learn what is currently understood about how high tunnel production affects soil quality and health, including critical plant nutrient availability, salinity, and organic matter management, microbial functioning, and also about soil-health oriented high tunnel management strategies.
Recent cost-share programs have stimulated the building of thousands of high tunnels across the U.S. since 2010. High tunnel production is characterized by increased productivity, but due to intensive cultivation strategies, these agroecosystems pose many challenges for sustainability, soil health, and environmental quality. This webinar will discuss the challenges that high tunnel producers face in sustaining soil health, and discuss potential solutions for providing crops the nutrients they need while still maintaining high standards of soil health.
This webinar is presented by the USDA NRCS Soil Health Division.
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