Two years of Conservation Innovation Grant (CIG)-supported field experimentation in commercial-scale, no-till organic vegetable production have been completed on three California working farms. Phil Foster Ranches, Full Belly Farm, and Park Farming Organics will report on continued innovations in reducing/eliminating tillage in field-scale organic vegetable crops. Features include cover-crop biomass digestion under plastic and weed barrier fabric, seasonal grazing trials, novel equipment, and investigation of fungal-to-bacterial ratios. We'll also share learning on the Carbon-to-Nitrogen ratio's influence on the long-term fate of carbon in farm soils.
Department of Agronomy and Department of Pesticide Regulations, eligible for up to 1 hour of credit
Track and Session Info
Track:
Soil, Crops, Animals, Pests, Beneficials
Session:
E | 10:00am PT
Date and Location
Day:
Friday
Date:
01/22/21
Presenter(s):
Phil Foster
Title:
Phil Foster
Presenter Affiliation:
Phil Foster Ranches
Paul Muller
Title:
Paul Muller
Presenter Affiliation:
Full Belly Farm
Scott Park
Title:
Scott Park
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