Tag Archives: farming

18May/22

Understanding Adoption of Agricultural Conservation Practices

May 18, 2022Soil Health2022, adoption of practices, agriculture, conservation, digital cafe, farmers, farming, research, science, soil health, soil health webinar, soil health webinars, water quality, webinar, webinar seriesLeslie Johnson

The April edition of the Digital Cafe series featured Linda Prokopy, Professor and Department Head in Horticulture and Landscape Architecture at Purdue University. Linda is a Professor and Department Head of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture at Purdue University and directs the Indiana Water Resources Research Center. Linda also leads the Natural Resources Social Science Lab (NRSS) that examines how human interactions with the environment impact natural resources. In this webinar, Linda summarizes decades of research examining what motivates adoption of conservation practices in agriculture. This presentation was originally broadcast on Wednesday, May 18, 2022.

16Mar/22

Long-term Effect of Cover Crops on Soil Health and Crop Yield

March 16, 2022Manure2022, agriculture, cover crops, crops, digital cafe, farmers, farming, soil health, soil health webinar, soil health webinars, soils, state of the science, webinar, webinar seriesLeslie Johnson

As part of the Soil Health Nexus Digital Cafe Series, Dr. Inderjot Chahal with the School of Environmental Studies at the University of Guelph, presents “Long-term Effect of Cover Crops on Soil Health and Crop Yield”. This presentation was originally broadcast on Wednesday, March 16, 2022.

20Oct/21

Soil Carbon Storage in Agricultural Fields

October 20, 2021Soil Health2021, digital cafe, farming, manure and soil health, research, science, soil, soil health, soil health webinar, soils, state of the science, webinar, webinar seriesLeslie Johnson

As part of the Soil Health Nexus Digital Cafe Series, Alexandra (Sasha) Kravchenko, Professor in the Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences at Michigan State University presents ” Soil Carbon Storage in Agricultural Fields”. This presentation was originally broadcast on October 20, 2021.

21Jul/21

Solar Corridors for Soil Health

July 21, 2021Soil Health2021, agriculture, alternative practices, crop spacing, crops, digital cafe, farmers, farming, Joel Gruver, organic farming, organic systems, science, soil, soil health webinar, soils, solar corridors, state of the science, webinar, webinar seriesLeslie Johnson

As part of the Soil Health Nexus Digital Cafe Series, Joel Gruver of Western Illinois University presents “Solar Corridors for Soil Health”. This presentation was originally broadcast on July 21, 2021.

21Apr/21

Ag Policy and How it Impacts Soil Health Practice Adoption

April 21, 2021Soil Health2021, agriculture, cover crops, crops, digital cafe, farmers, farming, policy, soil, soil health webinar, webinar, webinar seriesLeslie Johnson

As part of the Soil Health Nexus Digital Cafe Series, Lara Bryant from the Natural Resources Defense Council, presents “Ag Policy and How it Impacts Soil Health Practice Adoption”. This presentation was originally broadcast on April 21, 2021.

24Mar/21

Evaluating soil health and soil carbon dynamics in Midwestern cropping systems

March 24, 2021Manure2021, agregates, agriculture, digital cafe, farmers, farming, Iowa, research, science, soil health, soil health webinar, soil testing, soils, state of the science, webinar, webinar seriesLeslie Johnson

As part of the Soil Health Nexus Digital Cafe Series, Brian Dougherty of Iowa State University, presents “Evaluating soil health and soil carbon dynamics in Midwestern cropping systems”. This presentation was originally broadcast on March 24, 2021.

24Feb/21

Soil Health for Nebraska Wealth: What the Nebraska Healthy Soils Task Force is doing to help farmers

February 24, 2021Soil Health2021, agriculture, cover crops, farmers, farming, nebraska, soil health, soil health webinar, soil health webinars, soils, webinar, webinar seriesLeslie Johnson

As part of the Soil Health Nexus Digital Cafe Series, Keith Berns of Green Cover Seed, presents “Soil Health for Nebraska Wealth: What the Nebraska Healthy Soils Task Force is doing to help farmers”. This presentation was originally broadcast on February 24, 2021.

10Feb/21

Second Annual Panhandle Soil Health Workshop set for March 5

February 10, 2021Soil Health2021, cover crops, extension, farmers, farming, nebraska, no-till, soil health, soil health conference, tillageLeslie Johnson

The second annual Panhandle Soil Health Workshop sponsored by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Panhandle Research, Extension and Education Center will be an online event for ag producers, consultants, and others in the region. The workshop will take place on March 5 from 8 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. on the Zoom cloud meeting platform. Registration is needed and can be done online.

18Nov/20

Organic Systems and Soil Health

November 18, 2020Soil Health2020, digital cafe, farming, organic, organic farming, organic systems, soil health webinar, soil health webinars, webinar, webinar seriesLeslie Johnson

As part of the Soil Health Nexus Digital Cafe Series, Sieg Snapp of Michigan State University, presents “Organic Systems and Soil Health”. This presentation was originally broadcast on November 18, 2020.

28Oct/20

Soil Health Gap: Benchmark for the Soil health Measurement

October 28, 2020Soil Health2020, digital cafe, farming, nebraska, progress, soil health gap, soil health webinar, soil health webinars, webinar, webinar seriesLeslie Johnson

As part of the Soil Health Nexus Digital Cafe Series, Bijesh Maharjan of the University of Nebraska – Lincoln, presents “Soil Health Gap: Benchmark for the Soil health Measurement”. This presentation was originally broadcast on October 28, 2020.