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Cover Crop & Soil Health Field Day

  • First Baptist Church of Dowling Park 11274 235th Lane Live Oak, FL 32060 (map)
 
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Speaker presentations will be followed by field demonstrations. Speakers include:

  • Dannielle Treadwell, UF/IFAS — Update on Southern Cover Crop Council

  • Curtis Furr, Soil Health Advocate — Innovative ways to get cover crops established

  • Brian Smithey, FDACS AES Inspector — Florida’s Seed Law and cover crop seed

  • Jose Dubeux, UF/IFAS — The value of grazing cover crops and effects on ground water quality

  • Myron Johnson, Cover Crop Advocate — The value of timely cover crop establishment

 
Farmer Myron Johnson, of Double J Farms, Inc., discusses the techniques he uses, and the challenges he faces, for good soil health on his farm.
 

RSVP to Suwannee County Conservation District by December 2nd, so the host can plan for lunch:

Suwannee County Conservation District

1525-B Ohio Ave South

Live Oak, FL 32064

386-362-2622 EXT-3


Sponsored in part by:

  • Florida Department of Agriculture/ Office of Ag Water Policy

  • Suwannee River Water Management

  • USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service

  • Stetson University Sustainable Farming Fund