Join the Jackson County Conservation District at Maple Crest Farm for a Regenerative Agriculture Field Day!!

RSVP AND COMPLETE THE REQUIRED PRE-SURVEY HERE!

Check-in begins at 9:00am. The field day will start at 10:00am with an introduction and brief tour of the operation. After the introduction of Maple Crest Farm, producers will split into rotating groups. Each station will last 20 minutes, with 3-minute intermissions before the next rotation.

Lunch is served to attendees with a 30-minute break, halfway through the event.

Water, coffee, and light snacks are available throughout the duration.

An overview of the day:

Station 1) Greg Sanford of Maple Crest Farm, will present evidence of the benefits of regenerative agriculture practices from his own operation.

Station 2) USDA NRCS District Conservationist, Jeffrey Lolkus & JCCD CTAI Technician, Darby Stipe will present the common constraints of depleted soils and the conservation practices to address these issues.

Station 3) JCCD CTAP Technician, Joselyn Ralph will demonstrate an on-farm soil health assessment.

Station 4) Regenerative Ag Field Coordinator, Dylan Arnett, will perform a slake test demonstration.

Station 5) MSU Extension Conservation Agronomist Educator, Madelyn Celovsky will perform a rainfall simulator demonstration.

Station 6) JCCD Biologist & JLW CISMA Coordinator, Shikha Singh, will present on the impact of invasive species on soil health and discuss strategies to increase biodiversity.

Final Presentation) Bryan Dougherty of Understanding Ag will present a summary of how to start farming regeneratively and a rundown of the six core principals of regenerative agriculture.