Discover the Cover: Conservation Covers, Buffers & Hillside Farming - Workshop Poster
Close-up photo of hillside farm contours on St. Croix Photo of hillside farm contours on St. Croix Photo of Dr. Weiss demonstrating use of A-frame Discover the Cover Conservation Covers, Buffers & Hillside Farming USVI Conservation Covers for Sloped Land Protection & Farming Workshop November 30 & December 1, 2016 – UVI St. Thomas Expand your knowledge of conservation buffers and cover crops and how they play an integral role in soil & water conservation on sloped land. • How can conservation buffers and cover crops increase ecosystem services for farms and communities? • Join us to explore the world of improved sloped land management and the many benefits that conservation covers can provide to your land. Wednesday, November 30, 2016, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Thursday, December 1, 2016, 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Wednesday’s event will be held at the UVI Admini- stration & Conference Center (ACC) Room 142. Thursday’s event will begin at the UVI Extension Service office, and then continue to a farm in Bordeaux to learn contour farming. …
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Close-up photo of hillside farm contours on St. Croix Photo of hillside farm contours on St. Croix Photo of Dr. Weiss demonstrating use of A-frame Discover the Cover Conservation Covers, Buffers & Hillside Farming USVI Conservation Covers for Sloped Land Protection & Farming Workshop November 30 & December 1, 2016 – UVI St. Thomas Expand your knowledge of conservation buffers and cover crops and how they play an integral role in soil & water conservation on sloped land. • How can conservation buffers and cover crops increase ecosystem services for farms and communities? • Join us to explore the world of improved sloped land management and the many benefits that conservation covers can provide to your land. Wednesday, November 30, 2016, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Thursday, December 1, 2016, 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Wednesday’s event will be held at the UVI Admini- stration & Conference Center (ACC) Room 142. Thursday’s event will begin at the UVI Extension Service office, and then continue to a farm in Bordeaux to learn contour farming. For Thursday’s field activities, wear outdoor clothing and comfortable walking shoes. WHO SHOULD ATTEND? Farmers, Agricultural Professionals, Landscapers and Conservation/ Environmental Specialists. The workshop is FREE. Please RSVP by contacting UVI-CES at 340-693-1083 or email Dr. Louis E. Petersen, Jr. at lpeters@uvi.edu Sponsored by UVI-AES-CES, SARE, and USDA-NRCS Agenda at a Glance Wednesday Afternoon 11/30/16 6:15-6:30 Sign in, welcoming remarks, speaker introduction. 6:30-7:00 The role of conservation covers, buffers, and cover crops in promoting soil health. 7:00-7:30 Contour farming on sloped land 7:30-8:00 Sloped land rain simulation & the need for soil conservation. Terrace farming techniques. 8:00-8:30 Overview of AES Agronomy Program, NRCS Plant Materials Program & assistance, cover crop research, closing remarks. Thursday Morning 12/1/16 8:45 a.m. UVI Extension Service Office. 9:00-10:00 Field tour begins. Discuss St. Thomas farming conditions, soil and water conservation, and no-till vegetable production. 10:30-1:00 Tour hillside farming contours. Demonstrate and practice establishing contours using a T- Stick and A-Frame. Show terrace construction; use of perennial buffers, annual crops for sloped hillside farming. Explore different ecosystem services that contour farming with conservation buffers can provide. University of the Virgin Islands logo USDA is an Equal Opportunity Provider, Employer and Lender SARE - Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education logo