The University of Maine at Presque Isle held the 2017 Soil and Agronomy Workshop on Feb. 22. Tailored to farmers, industry representatives, students, and faculty, the day-long workshop featured sessions on general soil and agronomy, as well as soil health, and included the following topics:
- Improving Farm Income: Rotational Crop and Potato Irrigation, Dr. Lakesh Sharma, Soil & Crops Specialist, UMaine Extension and UMPI Professor
- Wireworm Survival in Soil and Its Control, Jim Dwyer, Crops Specialist, UMaine Extension
- Economic Benefit of Using Precision Agriculture Tools, Sukhwinder Bali, UMaine Extension Educator and UMPI Professor
- Black Beans – Do They Have a Place in Maine Crop Rotations?, Jake Dyer, Agronomist, Maine Potato Board
- Nematodes Survival in Soil and their Control, Dr. Dave Lambert, Plant Pathologist, UMaine
- Soil Information System™, Soil Mapping Technology, Sam Delano, Agronomist, McCain Foods
- How to Determine Soil Health? Will Brinton, Woods End Laboratories, Inc.
- Soil Health in the Potato and Grain Rotation, Patrick Toner, Soil Management Specialist, Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries
- Fertilizer and Liming in Soil, Dr. Lakesh Sharma, Soil and Crops Specialist, UMaine Extension
- Soil Health, Yield Stability, and an Overview of Soil Health Strategies, Dr. Ellen Mallory, Sustainable Agriculture Specialist, UMaine Extension
- Forms and Efficiency of Applied Phosphorus in Soil, Bruce Hoskins, Maine Soil Testing Service and Analytical Lab, UMaine
- Soil Productivity and No-Till in Potato Systems, Sam Wright, Cavendish Agri-Services
- Cover Crops and Soil Moisture and Temperature Issues, Tony Jenkins, Soil Conservationist, NRCS
- Nurse Crops — Strengths and Weaknesses, Dr. John Jemison, Soil and Water Specialist, UMaine Extension
- Strategies to Keep Soil in Place, Eric Giberson, Soil Conservationist, NRCS
