Organic Growers Farmer Field Day: Balancing Soil Fertility & Organic Pesticide Management

Southeast
https://bit.ly/fsogffdjuly24
EST
July 1, 2024
9:00 am
July 1, 2024
1:30 pm
Oxford College Farm 406 Emory St, Oxford, GA 30054
Partner
Georgia Organics in partnership with Oxford College Farm, UGA Entomology, and UGA Extension

Georgia Organics is hosting an Organic Growers Farmer Field Day (OGFFD) at Oxford College Farm in Oxford, GA. Organic Growers Farmer Field Days are educational workshops specifically geared towards transitioning and Certified Organic farmers. The field day will begin with a farm tour led by Daniel Parson, a farmer-educator with over 25 years of Certified Organic farming experience. Afterwards, three educational sessions will take place, led by researchers and experts UGA Entomology and UGA Extension.

-Educational Session 1: Effects of soil fertility on plant health and insects (UGA Entomology – Dr. William Snyder and Carly Sharp, PhD candidate & UGA Extension – Gabrielle LaTora)
-Educational Session 2: Science of soil fertility and creating fertility management plans (Oxford College Farm – Daniel Parson)
-Educational Session 3: Organic pesticide management and application workshop (UGA Entomology – Dr. Alton Sparks)

Learn more and register here.

Registration is free and required to attend the field day.

Georgia Organics is hosting an Organic Growers Farmer Field Day (OGFFD) at Oxford College Farm in Oxford, GA. Organic Growers Farmer Field Days are educational workshops specifically geared towards transitioning and Certified Organic farmers. The field day will begin with a farm tour led by Daniel Parson, a farmer-educator with over 25 years of Certified Organic farming experience. Afterwards, three educational sessions will take place, led by researchers and experts UGA Entomology and UGA Extension.

-Educational Session 1: Effects of soil fertility on plant health and insects (UGA Entomology – Dr. William Snyder and Carly Sharp, PhD candidate & UGA Extension – Gabrielle LaTora)
-Educational Session 2: Science of soil fertility and creating fertility management plans (Oxford College Farm – Daniel Parson)
-Educational Session 3: Organic pesticide management and application workshop (UGA Entomology – Dr. Alton Sparks)

Learn more and register here.

Registration is free and required to attend the field day.

In-Person