Cover Crops and Soil Health

Cover Crops and Soil Health

Kent Conservation District

2019 Field Day, Friday, August 23, 9 to 11 am

Location:  3774 15 Mile Road Kent City, 49330

 

Agenda

9 am:  Introductions and MAEAP Overview-Bill Lindberg, MAEAP Technician

9:15 am:  Christina Curell, MSU Extension Cover Crop and Soil Health Educator, Cover crop plots, inter-seeding options, and “new” planting equipment

10 am:  Jim Marshall, NRCS Soil scientist/biologist, and Erin Segar NRCS soil scientist, discussion of Soil Health and Cover crops

10:45 am:  Matt Soehnel – NRCS District Conservationist, RCPP/EQIP update and cost-share funding opportunities

11 am:  Questions/Discussion/Adjourn