Join us for a comprehensive Soil Health Field Day at Rodman Lott & Son Farms, focusing on sustainable practices for field crops. This event is part of the 2024 Soil Health and Climate Resiliency Field Days, offering valuable insights and hands-on demonstrations to enhance soil health.

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Location: Rodman Lott & Son Farms, Seneca Falls, NY (Seneca County)
Address: 2973 Route 414, Seneca Falls, NY 13148
Fee: $10 (includes BBQ Lunch)
Commodity: Field Crops
Credits Offered: DEC and CCA

Agenda:

10:00 am – Welcome: Agenda Overview, Introduce Speakers, Joseph Amsili

10:05 am – Janice Thies: Soil Biota and Their Impact on Soil Health

10:45 am– Louis Longchamps: Landscape of Biologicals and On-farm Experimentation in NYS

11:25 am – Vipan Kumar: Sustainable Weed Management Strategies for NY Field Crops

12:15 pm – Lunch

1:00 pm – Farmer Panel on Soil Health Practices: Mark Lott (Lott Farms), Klaas Martens (Lakeview Organic Grain), and Jared Marshall (Marshdale Farms) – Moderated by Paul Gier, Tompkins SWCD

1:45 pm – Break / Transition to Outside

2:00 – 3:30 PM: Demonstrations – Split the group into two and rotate at 2:45 PM

Station 1:
Cover Crop Species Plots – Rod Porter and Joseph Amsili
Soil Pit Dug Across Ripped vs. No Ripped Section in Cover Crop Species Plot – Dan Ufnar and Jason Cuddeback

Station 2:
No-Till Soybean Plots Planted into Different Winter Cover Crops (none, oats, cereal rye, triticale, winter wheat) – Rodman Lott, Matt Ryan, Kristen Loria, and Chris Pelzer
Drone Demo – Ben Austic

Cornell University’s veteran project, Farm Ops, provides scholarships for veterans residing in New York State to attend a field day of their choice. Farm Ops will reimburse the registration fee, mileage to and from the event, and a $100 stipend to offset additional costs. Learn more and apply for the scholarship.

For the first 50 registrations, get a free copy of Manage Weeds on Your Farm.

Part of the 2024 Soil Health and Climate Resiliency Field Days.