Covers For All Reasons: How to Choose the Cover Crops Your Farm Needs

Cost: $20/person, includes lunch 1 Stallion Hill Road Sturbridge, MA 01566
Sponsored by Rhode Island Cooperative Extension

Program
10  Check-In
10:30  “Cover Cropping Strategies for Year-Round Weed Control on Mixed Vegetable Farms”
Rebecca Brown, University of Rhode Island
11:15  “Improving Soil Health With Cover Crops” Andy Williamson, County Fair Farm, ME
12pm Lunch
1:00  “Nutrient Considerations Related to Cover Crops” Lauchlin Titus, AgMatters, LLC, Vassalboro, ME
2:00  “Evaluation of Cover Crops for Biofumigation, and Improving Root Health and Yields of Vegetables” Beth Gugino, Penn State University

RSPV by February 9th to Heather Faubert, hhf@uri.edu or 401-874-2967.

Make checks payable to URI and mail to: Heather Faubert Mallon Outreach Center 3 East Alumni Ave Kingston, RI 02881

This event is part of a 3-year USDA/Northeast SARE Research & Education Project entitled Cover Cropping Strategies for Year-Round Weed Control on Mixed Vegetable Farms in Southern New England led by University of Rhode Island professor Rebecca Brown.

Pesticide credits are available for this workshop
 

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