Spotlights: Conservation Conversations for Healthy Soil
January 19, 2012
Working with conservation partner Dr. Robin 'Buz' Kloot of the Earth Sciences
and Resources Institute, University of South Carolina, members of the
National
Soil Health and Sustainability Team, North Carolina NRCS staff, Earth Team volunteers, and farmers are featured in
Conservation Conversations sponsored by NRCS's
East National Technology Support
Center (ENTSC), Greensboro, NC. Using demonstration plantings, interviews,
case studies, and lectures, viewers learn about conservation practices and basic
soil health concepts that result in healthy soil and sustainable agriculture.
Additionally,
"Innovative No-Till: Using Multi-Species Cover Crops to Improve Soil Health,"
a video featuring Jay Fuhrer, North Dakota NRCS and Susan Tallman, National
Sustainable Agriculture Information Service, emphasizes crop
diversity in no-till systems to improve soil health and increase productivity.
Watch, enjoy, and learn about soil health, cover crops, and crop diversity concepts
by viewing the videos below.
Cover Crops and Crop Diversity
Comparing Nitrogen Treatments in Corn Previously Cover Cropped
Nathan
Lowder, District Conservationist, NC NRCS
Two Cotton Fields - One with Cover Crops, One without
Nathan Lowder, District Conservationist, NC NRCS
Seeding Cover Crop Cocktails
A Journey Across the Landscape
Using Multi-Species Cover Crops to Improve Soil Health
Jay Fuhrer, ND NRCS and Susan Tallman, National Sustainable
Agriculture Information Servic
e
Soil Health and Sustainability
Ray's Soil Health Lecture
Ray
Archuleta, Conservation Agronomist, ENTSC
Soil Health Case Study at the
Styer Farm, Reidsville, NC
Ray Styer, farmer
Soil Slaking and Infiltration Demonstrations
Ray Archuleta, Conservation Agronomist, ENTSC
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