Soil Quality Field Day

Karen Talarczyk, Nutrient and Pest Management Program

Rock County UW-Extension and the UW Nutrient and Pest Management Program will be holding a soil quality field day Wednesday September 16 in Janesville.

The morning session will include presentations on soil organic matter, effect of tillage on soil quality including nutrient stratification in no-till systems, nitrogen availability from cover crops, manures, and composts and cover crops for soil quality. The afternoon field session will include a demonstration of soil quality characteristics using soil pits to compare no-till with conventional tillage. Other demonstrations will include cover crops after wheat including red clover and “tillage” radish.

The field day will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Rock County Farm, Hwy 14 (a quarter mile East of Hwy 51). The cost of the program is $10.00 which includes lunch and materials. Four hours of CEUs have been requested. Preregistration is requested to aid meal planning. For more information and to register, please contact the Rock County UW-Extension Office, (608) 757-5696.