Farming with Soil Life: Soil Invertebrates + Measures of Soil Health

Healthy, living soil and its functions are created and maintained by fungi, bacteria, plants and by invertebrate animals as diverse as annelids, springtails, and firefly larvae, among others. Soil invertebrates are fundamental to soil health and create soil structure, cycle organic matter,
consume weed seeds and prey on crop pests.

This online short course is intended for NRCS staff, Soil and Water Conservation staff, Extension Educators, farmers and other agricultural professionals in New York, but anyone is welcome to register and attend.

Participants will learn about common soil invertebrates, their ecology and roles in soil health, scouting methods, and management strategies to increase beneficial soil animal populations.

Special guest speaker Aaron Ristow, the New York Ag. Stewardship Program Manager with the American Farmland Trust, will discuss economic, ecological and environmental measures of soil health, using three New York farms as case studies.

This course is free to attend, but registration is required.

For more information such as the course agenda and learning objectives,

please follow this link https://drive.google.com/file/d/16meV6odrc1sw7Y6zdi-pDyHdn11xmy_R/view