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Blue Mountain Region Morning Workshop and Open Discussion on Soil Health
May 5, 2016 @ 8:30 am - 12:00 pm
WHAT: Blue Mountain Region Morning Workshop and Open Discussion on Soil Health
WHEN: 8:30 am to 12:00 pm on Thursday May 5th
WHERE: Walla Walla Community College
Walla Walla Campus: Room 185 – Lecture hall (far left of Bookstore entrance)
Clarkston Campus: Simulcast video to Room 187 – Lecture Hall
FEE: No Fee for WWCC Students
Optional $10 registration fee for adults (payments by check accepted at the door)
RSVP: Please Call the Walla Walla County Extension Office to Pre-Register: 509-524-2685
We need a head count for catered continental breakfast (coffee, tea and pastries)
SPEAKER: Wayne Thompson, Regional Agronomist and WSU Dryland Cropping Systems Specialist for Walla Walla, Franklin, Garfield, Columbia and Asotin Counties.
TOPICS: Observations and current understanding of soil health challenges for this region.
- Plant Essential Nutrients – Effects of Fertilizer Use and Soil Conservation Practices on Stratification
- Soil pH Management Options – Agricultural Liming Material Characterization and Selection
- Effects of Crop Residue Management on Growing Season Soil Temperatures – overview of the contrasting conditions of soil acidification and residue decomposition
- Cover crop water use management – timing of termination, contributions and agronomic value of cover crop root decomposition
- Soil humus – the role of soil humus in building and maintaining soil structure, water holding capacity, and nutrient buffering capacity