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Redlands Community College to Host Central Oklahoma Soil Health Seminar Next Month
Fri, 23 Dec 2016 12:32:00 CST
As part of their ongoing commitment to help production agriculture in Oklahoma and the Southern Plains region of the United States, The Oklahoma Association of Conservation Districts (OACD), Redlands Community College and the USDA Southern Plains Climate Hub will be hosting the next Central Oklahoma Soil Health Seminar Thursday January 19, 2017 from 9am to 3pm. According to Jack Bryant, President of Redlands Community College, this event will provide agriculture producers an opportunity to learn about some of the tools available to them both to improve the health of their soil and their financial bottom line.
"We are very excited to partner with OACD and the USDA Southern Plains Climate Hub to make this event happen," Bryant said. "Many new tools, in the form of technology and informational and assistance programs, have become available over the last few years to help agriculture producers both improve their bottom line profitability and better prepare their operations to withstand extreme weather events by improving the health of their soil. It's our hope that by highlighting some of these options we can help our area's farmer and ranchers to be better prepared for the future."
Issues to be discussed at the event include USDA's Long-Term Agroecosystem Research (LTAR) network, including the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV's) in research and farm- and ranchlevel applications; Green seeker technology and its applications in a soil health system; Whole Farm Insurance as a tool for producers interested in soil health; the new changes to the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP), and a panel discussion of farmers and ranchers on technology adoption.
Those planning to attend are asked to RSVP by January 12 by going to okconservation.org and clicking the register for the Central Oklahoma Soil Health Seminar button or by calling Clay Pope at 405-699-2087. There is no charge for the meeting and lunch will be provided. Registration will begin at 9:00 at the Redlands Community College Darlington Chapel located at 5005 Darlington Road, 3 miles north and 3 miles west of El Reno.
Source - Redlands Community College
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