Cover Crop Field Day

Wednesday, February 22nd | 8:30 am 8:30 am: Registration 9:00 am: program 10:30 am: tour field plots CCA Credits: 1.5 Soil and Water Management Credits Pending   Program topics include: Weed Management and Winter Cover Crops Estimated Costs for Managing a Winter Cover Crop in an Annual Rotation Soil Health and Conservation Incentives Programs On-farm […]

Soil Health Workshop: Applying Compost on Cropland

The Placer Resource Conservation District is hosting an in-person soil health workshop Monday March 6th from 9 AM – 12 PM. Compost spreader demo & farmer insight; Compost impacts on soil & water; Cost & logistics of Compost Application; Tools for nutrient management

California Small Farm Conference

Welcome to the 35th annual California Small Farm Conference, a week of learning, inspiration and movement-building. Our hybrid conference features over 50 online workshops, videos, and interactive forums, as well as in-person gatherings around the state. Admission is on a sliding scale. Please pay what you can to help make this event possible and accessible […]

Agricultural Greenhouse Gas & Soil Carbon Accounting with COMET-Farm

Preparatory Homework: COMET Introduction Video Data Gathering Assignment Day 1 (Friday Feb. 17) Introduction to climate-smart agriculture Detailed overview of COMET tools with how-to style instructions Day 2 (Saturday February 18th) Open space to work on personal or group reports Discussion of reports and peer-to-peer exchange An NRCS rep will explain how COMET is used […]