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. This workshop is intended for those who have a basic-intermediate understanding of soils and agronomy.

To register: Please email Stefanie Richardson at richardson.972@osu.edu and include your name, title, and organization. Priority will be given to OSUE Educators, but if space permits, we can accommodate others.

Questions about the programs can be directed to Steve Culman at culman.2@osu.edu.

November 14^th Soil Health Inservice Schedule

Time	Topic	Presenter
8:30 – 9:00	Registration and Coffee
9:00 – 10:00	Soil Health Overview – Frameworks and Current Status	Steve Culman

	Measurements of Total Soil Organic Matter
10:00 – 10:30	Organic Matter and OSU Soil Organic Matter Calculator	Vinayak Shedekar
10:30 – 10:45	Break

	Measurements of Soil Biology & Biochemistry
10:45 – 11:30	Available Carbon and Microbial Activity Active Carbon, Microbial Biomass, Respiration, Soil Enzymes, Microbial Communities	Tunsisa Hurriso
11:30 – 12:00	Available N NO₃- & NH₄+, Mineralizable N, Amino Sugar, & Soil Proteins	Anthony Fulford
12:00 – 12:30	Lunch

	Measurements of Soil Physical Structure
12:30 – 1:00	Aggregate Stability, Infiltration, Available Water Content, Penetration Resistance	Vijay Chaganti

	Hands-On Demonstrations
1:00 – 1:30	Questions, Discussion & Final Wrap Up	Steve Culman
1:30 – 3:30	Four stations, 30 minutes each: 1) Active Carbon, 2) Soil Protein, 3) Respiration, 4) Aggregate Stability	Everyone

This workshop is free to attend, and sponsored by Ohio-SARE, Ceres Trust and OSU Extension

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