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Building Soil -- Creating Land (Part 2)

Building Soil – Creating Land (Part 2): A Field Day with Dr. Christine Jones takes place at multiple locations in July-August 2015.
 
Each session will include a presentation by Dr. Jones on the basics of soil health and the processes that maintain and build healthy topsoil. The presentation will be followed by a field walk to further explore the relationship between plants and soil microbes, assess rooting depth, and discuss the effect of land management on plant root, growth and function.
 
Dates and locations:
  • Olds – July 23
     
  • Oyen – July 24
     
  • Rycroft – July 28
     
  • Manning – July 29
     
  • TBA – July 31
     
  • Bonneyville – August 4
     
  • Castor – August 5
Source : Agriculture and Forestry

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