Event Details
Date
September 2, 2015
Time
12:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Location
The Dueppengiesser Dairy Co.
7835 Butler Road
Perry, NY
Cost
$10.00 if pre-register by Aug 19; $15.00 after Aug 19
$50.00 Advanced Morning Session
Host
Wyoming County Soil & Water Conservation District
585-786-5070
email
WNY Soil Health Field Day
September 2, 2015
Nationally recognized soil health experts Ray Archuleta, "Ray the Soils Guy," NRCS, and Frank Gibbs, known for his "tile line smoke machine," formerly NRCS, will be speaking on good soil health, and demonstrating how to evaluate your soil's health. Cover crop planting equipment will be on display and discussed, and there will be a Cover Crop Walk.
12:30 Registration Begins
1:15 Opening Remarks
1:30 The Basics Of Soil Health -Ray Archuleta
2:00-5:45 Station Rotations (45 Minutes Each)
~ Root Pit And Smoke Machine Demonstration -Frank Gibbs
~ Soil Function And Evaluation -Ray Archuleta
~ Planters And Seeding Equipment -Dave Shearing and Matt Ryan
~ Residue Management And Equipment -Eric Nixon
~ Cover Crop Field Walk -Paul Salon and David Degolyer
6:00 Dinner and Sponsor Exhibition
Cost: $10 if preregistered by 8/19, $15 at the door, for the afternoon and dinner.
An Advanced Soil Health Morning Session will be held from 10 AM - noon, limited to 50 preregistrations. Bring a root ball, your soil health test results, and questions for discussion. $50 for the Advanced Morning Session, lunch, afternoon, and dinner.
Preregistration or questions: Wyoming Co. SWCD at: wcswcd@frontiernet.net or 585-786-5070.
Sponsored by WNY Crop Management Assoc., USDA, and American Farmland Trust. This event is organized with the cooperation of the NYS Soil Health Workgroup.
