[soilhack-announce] Soil Workshop at the Organic Research Centre

[coline capron]

Dear all,

 
The Organic Research Centre is organising a workshop on soil
assessment ‘Assessment and management of soil
structure and organic matter’. Survey results about "How farmers already assess and manage their soil structure and organic matter" will also be presented. It's on Monday
24th of August at the Organic Research Centre,
RG200HR, Newbury.

 

Please find the draft agenda below:

 

9.30 am
               Arrival + Tea/coffee

10.00 am          
   Presentation of survey results

10.30 am
            
Overview and comparison of soil structure assessment methods and their
interpretation

11.30 am
             Overview and comparison of organic matter
laboratory indicators and their interpretation

12.00 am
             Management practices to improve soil
structure and fertility (soil structure alleviation practices)

 

13.00 pm             
Lunch

 

14.00 pm
            How to identify a good from a bad soil structure?
Overview of soil quality indicators

14.30 pm.
           Field session:
soil structure assessment methods in practice

16.00 pm.
           Coffee/tea and end of the workshop

 

 

The Organic Research Centre would ask you for a contribution of £20 (incl.
lunch, tea/coffee, VAT).

You can book for the workshop here : http://www.efrc.com/?i=events.php&event_id=342

Please book before the 18th of August.

 

Site address

Elm Farm,

Hamstead Marshall,

Newbury

RG20 0HR

Phone : 01488
658298

 

Don’t hesitate to share this event J

See you soon at The Organic Research Centre,

 

Best wishes,

Coline

 		 	   		  
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