{"id":23031,"date":"2021-11-19T13:10:45","date_gmt":"2021-11-19T13:10:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pacd.org\/?p=23031"},"modified":"2021-11-19T13:41:25","modified_gmt":"2021-11-19T13:41:25","slug":"snyder-county-conservation-district-holds-soil-health-toolbox-field-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pacd.org\/?p=23031","title":{"rendered":"Snyder County Conservation District Holds Soil Health Toolbox Field Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pacd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Snyder-Soil-Toolbox-Daysmaller.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pacd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Snyder-Soil-Toolbox-Daysmaller.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23043\" width=\"339\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pacd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Snyder-Soil-Toolbox-Daysmaller.jpg 864w, https:\/\/pacd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Snyder-Soil-Toolbox-Daysmaller-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pacd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Snyder-Soil-Toolbox-Daysmaller-768x581.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 339px) 100vw, 339px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Lisa Blazure Soil Health Coordinator, Stroud Water Research Center, gave a presentation about, until recently, the mostly unrecognized soil biology that works cooperatively with plants to extract soil nutrients and soil matter more effectively. Photo provided by Snyder County Conservation District.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Snyder County Conservation District (SCCD) held a Soil Health Toolbox Field Day event on BDS Farms in Beaver Springs on November 10, 2021. Thirty-nine farmers, consultants, and conservationists attended this field day.<\/p>\n<p>Farmers learned about:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How their farm\u2019s \u201csoil herd\u201d can work for them.<\/li>\n<li>Improved soil health can minimize soil and nutrient losses.<\/li>\n<li>Various cover crop mixes and establishment practices.<\/li>\n<li>How better soil health can improve soil water infiltration and resistance to erosion.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Click <a href=\"http:\/\/pacd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Snyder-SH-Field-Day-Wrap-Up_NOV-2021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> to read more.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pacd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/epa_logo-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pacd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/epa_logo-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21482\" width=\"81\" height=\"89\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pacd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/epa_logo-2.jpg 336w, https:\/\/pacd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/epa_logo-2-275x300.jpg 275w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 81px) 100vw, 81px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Financial and other support for this project is provided by the Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts, Inc. through a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection under Section 319 of the Clean Water Act, administered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Snyder County Conservation District (SCCD) held a Soil Health Toolbox Field Day event on BDS Farms in Beaver Springs on November 10, 2021. Thirty-nine farmers, consultants, and conservationists attended this field day. Farmers learned about: How their farm\u2019s \u201csoil herd\u201d can work for them. Improved soil health can minimize soil and nutrient losses. 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