The Natural Farming Analysis Basis not too long ago led two webinars for the USDA Nationwide Assets Conservation Service (NRCS) on Technical Notice 12 as a part of our Cooperative Settlement with the company. These two webinars had been the primary of a number of that will likely be held over the following 4 years to assist construct institutional information of NRCS workers and equip them to raised assist the distinctive wants of natural and transitioning-to-organic farmers throughout the US.
Mark Schonbeck, OFRF Analysis Affiliate, led the webinars with assist from Rebecca Champagne, OFRF’s Conservation Scientist. The primary webinar, held on January 16, lined the primary half of Technical Notice 12 together with subjects akin to soil well being, local weather, and vitamins. The second webinar, held on February 5, lined the second half of the Technical Notice together with subjects like natural built-in pest administration (IPM), livestock, pastures, and buffers. The webinars concluded with Query & Reply classes so contributors may ask comply with up questions and get clarification on the subjects mentioned. Throughout these webinars we fielded questions referring to OMRI-approved supplies, composting, shallow disturbance cultivation instruments for weed administration, and in-row drip irrigation challenges.
All for viewing these webinars? Recordings can be found on-line by way of Conservation Webinars.
