Managing Global Resources for a Secure Future

2017 Annual Meeting | Oct. 22-25 | Tampa, FL

193-2 Soil Health and the 4Rs.

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See more from this Session: Special Session--Lab to Field: CCA 4R Nutrient Management and Soil Health Working Together

Tuesday, October 24, 2017: 9:00 AM
Marriott Tampa Waterside, Room 8 and 9

Nick Goeser, NCGA, Morrisville, NC
Abstract:
On-Farm 4R and Soil Health Practices and Interpretations

A panel of growers that are implement 4R practices and monitoring soil health will present the practices they are using, how they measure the success of a practice, how they measure and monitor soil health, and how they interpret soil health testing results. The panel will feature a 4R Advocate grower from a tomato farm in Florida, a citrus grove in Florida that is has recently completed the Soil Health Partnership’s Soil Health Assessment, and a corn and soybean grower that has been participating in the Soil Health Partnership for multiple years. The end of the session will be for questions and group discussion.

See more from this Division: Special Sessions
See more from this Session: Special Session--Lab to Field: CCA 4R Nutrient Management and Soil Health Working Together