Growers are said to be one of the most surveyed groups in the US. This is understandable as only around 2% of Americans work in agriculture and there is an intrinsic lack of understanding of what is needed to help growers develop their operations. I frequently hear growers express concerns about issues that need to be addressed, whether those stem from government agencies, local weather patterns, or regional markets. However, quantifying the significance of these issues without data can be challenging.

Surveys conducted by Cooperative Extension and local organizations give growers a voice and serve as the first step in collaboration between growers and researchers in addressing the issues at hand. 

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Please join us for a Cover Crop Field Day and “Open Farm” Event to be held in Meridian at Park Farming Organics on March 26^th. Please feel free to share with anyone who may be interested.

The half of the event (9-10:30 am) will be a field day with presentations and discussion on a variety of topics related to cover crops and soil health management. Ten plots with different cover crop species are planted in the field for demonstration. Presenters include:

• Sarah Light, UCCE – Research Updates: Cover Crop Field Trails in Annual Rotations in the Sacramento Valley
• Margaret Smither-Kopperl, USDA Plant Materials Center – Soil Biodiversity and Soil Health...