Managing for Soil Health on Dryland - A Farmer's Perspective
Webinar Details
When:
Apr 8, 2014 2:00 pm US/Eastern
Length: 00:55 (hh:mm)
Advance Registration NOT required.
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Reviewed for Continued Content Relevance: 04/2017
Presenter(s):
- Scott Ravenkamp, Farmer, Lincoln and Elbert Counties, Colorado
CEU Credits/Certificate Offered:
- Certificate of Participation
- Conservation Planner (CP) - 1 hour Conservation Planning Credit
Virtual Event Format:
Group Viewing Available:
Join the webinar to learn how a dryland farmer in Colorado uses cover crops and cover crop mixes to improve soil health and preserve moisture on his farm.
Dryland farming typically includes a fallow year to build soil moisture for the following crop; and it has been widely accepted that cover crops deplete available soil moisture needed to grow cash crops. Recently, intensive crop rotations have led to an understanding that more water may be lost to evaporation during fallow periods than is used to grow crops. Farmer Scott Ravenkamp will share his experience using a “Full Flex Rotation” to manage dryland. His cropping system includes winter cereals, corn, sunflowers, and proso millet, along with both single and multi-species cover crops. Soil moisture is used efficiently by matching cash crops to seasonal rainfall. Farming in such a fragile environment as dryland presents challenges in maintaining soil organic matter and erosion control. Participate to hear how our farmer-presenter builds soil health on his dryland farm to improve moisture availability for crops and reduce soil erosion.
This webinar is presented by the USDA NRCS National Soil Health and Sustainability Team located at the East National Technology Support Center.
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