The University of Missouri will be hosting it’s 2nd Annual
Organic Field Day on Friday, August 1st from 11 am to 5 pm. Topics and tours will include organic fruit
production, organic pest and weed management, vermicomposting, mycorrhizal
fungi, beekeeping, no-till challenges, benefits of organic certification, soil
nutrients, permaculture and cover crops.
There will also be an opportunity for you to test your own soil for
active carbon. Bring a plastic ziplock
bag with DRY soil from your field for testing and learn why active carbon is
important.
There is no charge for attendance however pre-registration is needed so
enough snacks made with local organic ingredients can be provided. Lunch will be available for purchase.
RSVP to Kerry Clark at
573-884-7945.
Organic Field
Day Agenda (20 mins per speaker) each tour starts on the hour listed
Tour 1- Wagon - start
at 1 pm, 2 pm, 3pm
Organic no-till -
Dara Boardman
Organic Grains -
Margot McMillan
Permaculture - TBA
Tour 2- Wagon or walk -
start at 1 pm, 2 pm, 3pm
Trap cropping - Terry
Woods
Pest Management -
Wayne Bailey
Mycorrhizae - Carrie
Hargrove
Tour 3- Conference
Bldg - start at 11 am, 12 am, 1 pm
Why get
certified - Beth Rota
Soil Nutrients -
Manjula Nathan
Being an organic
Grower - Liz Graznak
Tour 4- Wagon - start
at 11 am, 12 pm, 2 pm
Composting - Dr.
Johnson
Biochar - Tim
Reinbott
Fruit Production
- Jim Quinn
Tour 5- Walk - start
at 11 am, 12 pm, 1 pm
Cover crops - Leslie
Touzeau
Weeds - Reid
Smeda
Beekeeping - Bob
Brammer
Tour 6- Walk - start at
2 pm, 3pm, 4 pm
Soil Pit - Kerry
Clark
Rain infiltration
- Kerry
Crimper - Kerry
11 am - tours 3,
4, 5, 2
12 pm - tours 3,
5, 4
1 pm - tours 1,
2, 3, 5
2 pm - tours 1,
2, 4, 6
3 pm - tours 1,
2, 6
4
pm - tours 6, people could also see organic no-till, Biochar, cover crops
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