Rea Landholm, gerente de comunicaciones, [email protected], 402.687.2100 extensión 1025
SYRACUSE, NEBRASKA—Ray Ward, founder of Ward Laboratories, Inc. in Kearney, will join other panelists for Interconnectedness and Agriculture, a discussion about soil and water quality in agriculture and urban areas on Monday, March 23, in Syracuse.
Community members and producers are invited to the discussion, which is being sponsored by the Center for Rural Affairs in collaboration with the Nebraska Healthy Soils Task Force and the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). The free event will be from 6:30 to 8 p.m., at the Syracuse Public Library, 480 5th St. Doors will open at 6 p.m.
“The Healthy Soils Task Force is currently reviewing the state’s efforts to assist productivity and conservation,” said Mike McDonald, a Palmyra farmer and member of the healthy soils task force. “We are developing a healthy soils initiative and action plan that will be submitted to the governor and unicameral by Dec. 31, 2020. This is the first step to gather input from across the state.”
An expert since the 1980s, Ward will discuss the interconnection of nutrients with the quality of soil and water.
Joining Ward for discussion are Craig Derickson, Nebraska State Conservationist for the NRCS, who will discuss the tie to natural resources and state incentives; Randy Pryor, Saline County Extension Educator, who will talk about the Extension Office’s work on atrazine and the watershed on Turkey Creek; and Andy Licht, who will discuss the perspective of Nebraska agricultural retailers on nutrients and steps forward in the state.
“Esperamos que los agricultores y los ciudadanos vengan y compartan tanto sus objetivos como sus inquietudes”, dijo Trenton Buhr, asistente de políticas del Centro de Asuntos Rurales. “Esta es una oportunidad para escuchar a los profesionales del sector y trabajar juntos para crear políticas eficaces sobre la salud del suelo”.
A light meal and refreshments will be provided for the first 70 attendees.
Para más información, visite cfra.org/eventos.
