Save the dates! …
Learn about cover crops, organic agriculture and agroforestry at upcoming field days
Participants at the 2023 New York State Soil Health and Climate Resilience Field Day on Long Island (Courtesy photo)
GREENWICH, N.Y. — The 2024 Soil Health and Climate Resilience Field Days continue with five events showcasing soil health and climate resilience practices in a variety of cropping systems across New York State. Hosted by the New York Soil Health Initiative in collaboration with local partners and farms, the events will provide participants with practical knowledge and innovative techniques.
August 20 | 5:30pm – 7pm
Eastern New York – Albany County |Greenwich, NY
Topic: Cover Crops for Cut Flowers
Join us in Greenwich, NY for a Soil Health Field Day focusing on cut flower cover crops.
::8/20 Registration | More Information
August 19 (English) | 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Suffolk County | Long Island Horticultural Research and Extension Center
Topic: Summer cover crops
Join us for a Suffolk County/Long Island Soil Health Field Day focusing on summer cover crops. This Soil Health Field Day will provide demonstrations of summer cover crops such as annual ryegrass, sunnhemp, cowpea, berseem clover, teff, sorghum sudangrass, pearl millet, mustard and buckwheat, as well as planting dates, planting rates and information on how to incorporate summer cover crops into your system.
Register 8/19 | More info
August 20 (Spanish) | 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Suffolk County | Long Island Horticultural Research and Extension Center
Topic: Cultivation of Covertura de Verano
Cultivation of the Verano Covertura en su system, annual report, sun caupi, trebol bercim, teff, sorghum sudangrass, mijo perla, mostaza y trigo saraceno, information and fechas de siembre, tasas y howmo incorporar.
Register 8/20 | More info
Registered 20 days ago:
Email:
Maria Jose Oviedo (mo488@cornell.edu)
Lamar/Envia Text: +1 (607) 793-4969
August 30 | 10:00am – 3:30pm
Central New York – Tompkins County | Oexner Farm
Topic: Organically grown crops
Join us for a Soil Health Field Day in Newfield, NY, focusing on diversifying with small grains for whole-farm resilience and soil health.
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September 24 | 10:00am – 3:30pm
Central NY | Backbone Farm & Ramble on Farm
Topic: Soil health in pastures and forest pastures
Join us for a comprehensive Soil Health Field Day in Trumansburg, NY, focusing on soil health, rotational grazing, silviculture, and tree species for agroforestry.
Registration and More Information
Special Opportunities for Veterans:
Farm Ops, a veterans’ project at Cornell University, is offering scholarships to veterans living in New York State to attend a field day of their choice. Farm Ops will reimburse registration fees, mileage to and from the event, and a $100 allowance to cover additional expenses. Learn more and apply for a scholarship.
Collaborators and Partners: Backbone Farm, Betts Farm, Cayuga Ag Enterprises, Cayuga SWCD, Cornell CALS, Cornell Cooperative Extension, Cornell Small Farms, Franklin SWCD, Glynwood Center for Regional Food and Farming, King’s AgriSeeds, NYS Dept of Agriculture and Markets; NOFA-NY, Oechsner Farms, Propagate, Rodman Lott and Son Farms, Scenic Hudson, Tompkins SWCD, USDA-NRCS
For more information, including locations for each event and how to register, visit fielddays.newyorksoilhealth.org
– New York Soil Health
