2016 OARDC Soil Health Workshop
The purpose of this workshop will be to expose educators to concepts of soil health and gain some experience and familiarity with particular tests, how they are measured and what they functionally reflect in the soil. The format will be informal lectures coupled with hands-on experience in the laboratory running the tests. The full schedule is below. Priority will be given to OSUE Educators, but if space permits, we can accommodate others.
Cost: Free to attend, sponsored by Ohio-SARE and Ceres Trust
Location: 123 Williams Hall, OARDC, 1680 Madison Ave, Wooster, OH 44691, http://goo.gl/maps/oXqO0
To register: Please email Tunsisa Hurisso at hurisso.1@osu.edu and indicate:
Your name, contact info and position at OSU
Date available (April 21 preferred, April 21 only, April 27 preferred, April 27 only, either date works for you)
Spots are limited, so please register early.
Hope to see you there-
OSU Soil Health Team
2016 OARDC Soil Health Inservice Training Schedule
Dates: April 21st or 27th
Location: 123 Williams Hall, OARDC, 1680 Madison Ave, Wooster, OH 44691
Time | Topic | Presenter |
8:30 – 9:00 | Registration and Coffee | |
9:00 – 9:30 | Soil Health Overview – Why’s, What’s and How’s | Steve Culman |
9:30 – 10:00 | Commercially Available Soil Health Tests and Their Associated Frameworks | John Obrycki |
10:00 – 10:45 |
Measurements of Total Soil Organic Matter Organic Matter and OSU Soil Organic Matter Calculator |
Vinayak Shedekar |
10:45 – 11:00 | Break | |
11:00 – 11:30 |
Measurements of Soil Biology & Biochemistry Available Carbon Active Carbon, Microbial Biomass, Particulate Organic Matter |
Rafiq Islam |
11:30 – 12:00 |
Available N NO3- & NH4+, Mineralizable N, Amino Sugar, & Soil Proteins |
Anthony Fulford |
12:00 – 12:30 | Lunch | |
12:30 – 1:00 |
Microbial Activity Respiration, Soil Enzymes, Microbial Communities |
Tunsisa Hurriso |
1:00 – 1:30 |
Measurements of Soil Physical Structure Aggregate Stability, Infiltration, Available Water Content, Penetration Resistance |
Vijay Chaganti |
1:30 – 3:30 |
Hands-On Demonstrations -- four stations, 30 minutes each: 1) Active Carbon 2) Soil Protein 3) Respiration 4) Aggregate Stability |
Everyone |
3:30 – 4:00 | Questions, Discussion & Final Wrap Up | Steve Culman |