Source: PRESS RELEASE, 5/7/14
 
NRCS Agronomist Ray Archuleta will discuss the soil health benefits of mixed species cover crops and will conduct live demos of soil stability and infiltration.
Breakout session topics include:
•      Planter modifications for planting cash crops into thick cover crop residues.
•      Biomass comparison at different cover crop termination heights.
•      Economics of Planting a Cover Crop provided by the NRCS East National Technology Support Center.
•      Questions & Answers and root pit viewing of cover crop species.

When:
Friday, May 9, 2014 from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm.
Where:
3230 Rocky Ford Road
Newton, NC
Cost:
FREE!
Register online at:
http://www.eventbrite.com/e/soil-health-field-day-sponsored-by-catawba-swcd-tickets-10315274263

For more information, please contact Catawba County Soil and Water Conservation District at 828-465-8950.

Sponsored by Catawba Soil and Water Conservation District and USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service.