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Upcoming Workshops for Local Farmers - Farm Planning & Quickbooks

Upcoming Workshops for Local Farmers in Eastern IA - Farm Planning & Quickbooks

What if the world's soil runs out?
Time World-World Economic Forum

"A rough calculation of current rates of soil degradation suggests we have about 60 years of topsoil left. Some 40% of soil used for agriculture around the world is classed as either degraded or seriously degraded – the latter means that 70% of the topsoil, the layer allowing plants to grow, is gone. Because of various farming methods that strip the soil of carbon and make it less robust as well as weaker in nutrients, soil is being lost at between 10 and 40 times the rate at which it can be naturally replenished. "

What If the World's Soil Runs Out? A broken food system is destroying the soil and fuelling health crises as well as conflicts, warns Professor John Crawford of the University of Sydney

This meeting will provide a forum for farmers to exchange information, discuss opportunities for collaboration, and learn about the new and successful practices related to cover crops.

Cover Crops: Practical Strategies for Your Farm Cover Crops: Practical Strategies for Your Farm will be a day and a half conference targeted to farmers and cover crop service providers. It will be held on December 13 & 14, 2012 at the Prairie Meadows Hotel and Conference Center in Altoona, Iowa. This meeting will build on the success of the 20...