Local Soil and Water Conservation Districts’ will host a workshop focusing on building soil resiliency in a changing climate. The half day workshop is being held at Meadowlane Farms located at 4249 N. County Rd. 450 W., Frankfort on November 15. Registration begins at 7:45 a.m. and includes a free breakfast catered by Stonehouse Restaurant. The program will begin at 8:30 a.m. and end at noon.
Changes in our climate patterns are predicted to include: warmer winters with low snow packs and early peak stream flows. Warmer, drier summers will result in summer stream flows decreasing. As our climate trends towards these newer patterns we may begin to experience the effects which may include longer growing seasons with decreased summer water resources; possible yield reductions; crops viable to the region may change; possible yield reductions in forage crops and lower growth rates and milk production in livestock. At this workshop, growers will look at ways to mitigate the impacts of these trends by building the health and resiliency into our soils and learn ways to adapt to a changing climate.
The workshop will be facilitated by Jeffrey Dukes, Professor of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University and Director of the Purdue Climate Change Research Center, Stephanie McLain, Soil Health Specialist, USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Mike Wigginton, Soil Scientist, USDA, Natural Resource Conservation Services. John Stewart, Field Manager for the Soil Health Partnership and David Beard, local grower, will speak on Strategies for Improving Soil Health.
Reservations are requested prior to November 9. Please contact the Clinton County Soil and Water Conservation District at 765-659-1223 extension 3, email [email protected] or visit Eventbrite at https://eventbrite.com/e/building-soil-resiliency-in-a-changing-climate-tickets-50878851013 to register.