How to create the mindset needed to evaluate soil systems and develop a customized approach for adopting soil health practices that meet on-farm goals is the topic of the Iowa Learning Farms webinar at noon Nov. 11.

There isn’t a prescription for the adoption of soil health practices; it’s more of a pursuit. Farmers find a practice that could accomplish an on-farm goal and then adjust that approach as they learn how it fits their system.

In this ILF online presentation, Abbey Wick, North Dakota State University soil health specialist and associate professor, will share approaches farmers have used in the Northern Plains and how they’ve tweaked those approaches to achieve their goals.

Put together your soil plan

“The use of soil health practices varies by region, by farm and by field. Learning how to think through a problem and pull together a set of practices is how new management approaches are successfully adopted on-farm,” Wick says.

She works with farmers, crop consultants, ag industry people and researchers to come up with both science-based and practical soil health management approaches that can be adopted on-farm with reduced risk.

Wick emphasizes the importance of the thought process around soil health for the successful adoption of practices. She hopes the webinar will help participants think through some ideas to use on their farm, or in their program, research or business.

To participate in the live webinar, shortly before noon on Nov. 11, go to iastate.zoom.us/join and enter meeting ID 364 284 172. Or call312-626-6799 or 646-876-9923 with meeting ID 364 284 172.

Archived for future viewing

The webinar will also be archived on the ILF website, so that it can be watched at any time. Visit iowalearningfarms.org/page/webinars.

A certified crop adviser board-approved continuing education unit has been applied for, if you are able to participate in the live webinar. Information about how to apply to receive the unit (if approved) will be provided at the end of the live webinar.

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