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“The Practical Side of Soil Health” The beginning of soil health education & outreach in Franklin. Sean duff Unit coordinator Extension agent crop & soils. Snapshot of Franklin’s No-Till. Demographics #2 in dairy production #10 in corn silage production 95% of crop ground in no-till - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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SEAN DUFFUNIT COORDINATOR
EXTENSION AGENT CROP & SOILS
“The Practical Side of Soil Health” The beginning of soil health education
& outreach in Franklin
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Snapshot of Franklin’s No-Till
Demographics
#2 in dairy production
#10 in corn silage production
95% of crop ground in no-till
2 groups of farmers
1. Majority are in small grain/corn silage rotation
2. Small group of farmers willing to take no till to the
next level
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Starting Fresh
First Extension crop presence here in 10 years
The backbone to my programming Farmer Focus Groups-FC No-Till Alliance Chapter Quarterly meetings
“Keep it realistic and worthwhile”
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Held in local farmers shop38 farmers attendedTopics covered:
Considerations during planting Planter Maintenance Leveling Common wear points
Finger meter testing on hand
Now for the interesting part!
I. Corn Planter Clinic
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II. Teaching Soil Biology To Farmers
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III. Results of Clinics
After Planting Survey:
Most spent at least 20 hours on corn planter
100% were impressed with finished stands
After Soil Pit Survey:
100% of participants wanted a soil pit every year
5 farmers went home and dug their own pit
The Results Speak For Themselves!