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Organic No-Till Workshop Set For April 3 In Dauphin County
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Capital Resource Conservation and Development Area Council in Southcentral PA, presents the basics technologies, tools and techniques for getting started with organic no-till at a workshop scheduled for April 3.
Jeff Moyer, Rodale Institute's farm director and one of the original organic no-till researchers in the U. S., will discuss organic no-till field trials and research over the past decade, as well as new technologies and equipment available for organic no-till farming success. Moyer's cover crop research and development of a roller-crimper have contributed considerably to the widening interest in organic no-till methods.
Bill Curran, Penn State weed scientist, and colleagues Mary Barbercheck, entomologist, and organic no-till researcher Matt Ryan, will present information on weed management, insect and pest control and current organic research in the Northeast U.S. The team also will guide participants in a special session on weed and insect biology and identification.
Kirby Reichart, farmer-researcher and owner of Sunshine Farms, Grantville, will discuss his on-farm field trials combining various cover crops with organic farming techniques.
The workshop will be held from 9 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. at the Dauphin County Agriculture and Natural Resources Center, Dauphin, PA.
The cost for the program is $10 per person, which includes workshop resources and lunch. Pre-registration is requested for the event.
Interested producers may email registrations and request a workshop brochure by sending email to: workshops@cpartnerships.com or by leaving a phone message at 717-248-4901 Ext. 303. Callers should leave their name, contact information and the number of people registering for the event.
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3/26/2012 |
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