UC Cooperative Extension will host a Soil Health and Cover Cropping Field Meeting on Wednesday, September 4, 2019 from 10:00am to noon, on Staten Island in the San Joaquin County Delta. The agenda is pasted below and attached. The meeting will begin with a few presentations at the Staten Island grain silos, on the north end of the island, before showcasing the warm-season legume cover crop that is grown between winter small grains. We have applied for CCA continuing education credits, and light refreshments will be provided. RSVP is not required. Hope to see you in the field!
10:00am Welcome, Introductions, and Project Overview
Michelle Leinfelder-Miles and Brenna Aegerter, UCCE, San Joaquin County
10:20am “Lightning Talks”
Brief presentations from organizations working on cover cropping and soil health
Cool Season Cover Cropping: Sarah Light and Amber Vinchesi-Vahl, UCCE
Cover Cropping Survey: Ben Weise, Contra Costa Resource Conservation District
Climate Smart Farming Program: Sara Tiffany, Community Alliance with Family Farmers
Cover Cropping Incentive Programs: Sonya Miller, USDA-NRCS San Joaquin County
Summer Cover Crop Options: Valerie Bullard and Margaret Smither-Kopperl, USDA-NRCS Plant Materials Center
10:45am Caravan to field site
11:00am Warm Season Legume Cover Cropping in the Delta – Preliminary Results from Year 1
Michelle Leinfelder-Miles and Brenna Aegerter, UCCE
11:15am Viewing
