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Join us for this webinar during which soil life in organic agriculture and the role of soil organisms, such as macro-and micro-fauna, including earthworms, fungi, protozoa, and bacteria will be discussed. This webinar will cover foundational knowledge on how soil organisms/life contribute to overall soil health in organic agricultural systems. The webinar will highlight the importance of macro and micro organisms in soil in addition to the functions of each, as well as guidelines for optimizing practices and outcomes.

Maximizing Your Nitrogen Fertilizer Dollar is a 4-part webinar series where participants can join academic, extension and grower experts to discuss maximizing N-use efficiency using available tools, BMPs, and new technology. This video is the 2nd in the series with a focus on maximizing nitrogen use efficiency and research in potatoes, sweet corn and processing tomatoes with speakers Dr. Mario Tenuta (University of Manitoba), Elaine Roddy (OMAFRA), and Joe Tomecek (Tomecek Agronomy Services).

Maximizing Your Nitrogen Fertilizer Dollar is a 4-part webinar series where participants can join academic, extension and grower experts to discuss maximizing N-use efficiency using available tools, BMPs, and new technology. In part three of the series, join Dr. Craig Drury (AAFC Harrow), Colin Elgie (OMAFRA), and Caleb Niemeyer (Woodrill Farms) as they discuss N-use efficiency on field crop systems.

Participate in this webinar to learn about the four soil health planning principles and associated practices that help comprise a Soil Health Management System.

Soil Health Management Systems (SHMS) are a collection of NRCS conservation practices that focus on maintaining or enhancing soil health by addressing the four soil health planning principles: manage more by disturbing the soil less; diversify with crop diversity; grow living roots throughout the year; and keep the soil covered as much as possible. SHMS are cropping system specific and contain practices that are considered “must-do” or are key practices that achieve the greatest impact on soil health by creating a synergistic effect as a system. Conservation Crop Rotation (328) and Cover Crop (340) are examples for cropland. Practices that address resource concerns that may not occur on all fields are considered “as applicable.” Examples include Irrigation Water Management (449) and Filter Strips (390). SHMS also include conservation activities that might not be in an NRCS conservation practice standard but still play a key role in improving soil health. These are known as “best accepted new technology,” and examples include controlled traffic patterns and precision application of nutrients and/or pesticides. This webinar will provide background on using NRCS conservation practice standards to develop cropping system specific SHMS at the state and local level.

The Strategic Farming webinar series will provide up to date, research based information to help you optimize your crop management strategies for 2023. Pull up a chair and join in or bring the conversation with you as you go about your day. These online sessions will be very informal and open to all interested. Each session will start with a brief presentation by the discussion leaders for the day, followed by discussion framed around farmer/participant questions on the topic. In this webinar, join Drs. Rex Bernardo, UMN maize breeder, and Aaron Lorenz, UMN soybean breeder, as we discuss  U of MN research on semi-dwarf corn and the advantages this corn might provide. Breeding efforts around soybean cyst nematode (SCN), a major yield robber in soybean, will also be discussed as field populations of SCN adapt to our current tools.

(Time: 30 min)  This video provides background and tips for managing projects. The content is broken up into four modules:

• Module 1:  Selecting and working with a consultant
• Module 2:  The 5 phases of Project Management
• Module 3:  Project monitoring and controls - the use of Earned Value Management
• Module 4:  How to identify red flags in project management

The Strategic Farming webinar series will provide up to date, research based information to help you optimize your crop management strategies for 2023. Pull up a chair and join in or bring the conversation with you as you go about your day. These online sessions will be very informal and open to all interested. Each session will start with a brief presentation by the discussion leaders for the day, followed by discussion framed around farmer/participant questions on the topic. Products that claim to make nutrients more available, reduce crop stress, stimulate microbial activity and more – what does the research show us? Join Drs. Seth Naeve, Extension soybean agronomist, and Dan Kaiser, Extension nutrient management specialist, for a discussion around the logic of biologicals in corn and soybean.